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Salisbury Township, Sangamon County, Illinois

Coordinates: 39°53′45″N 89°45′55″W / 39.89583°N 89.76528°W / 39.89583; -89.76528
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Salisbury Township
Township
Map
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountySangamon
EstablishedMarch 1, 1861 (1861-03-01)[1]
Population
 (1980)
 • Total
591
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Salisbury Township was a civil township of Sangamon County, Illinois from 1861 to 1989. The population was 591 at the 1980 census.[2]

The voters of Sangamon County approved the township form of government in the November 6, 1860 election. On March 1, 1861, the county board approved the ordinance creating the original 22 townships, one of which was Sackett Township.[1]

The name was changed from Sackett Township to Salisbury Township[3] on September 9, 1867.[citation needed]

In 1989, Salisbury Township was extinguished and its territory annexed to Fancy Creek and Gardner townships.[4] The name of the former township survives as the name of the unincorporated community of Salisbury, Illinois within Gardner Township.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930381—
1940347−8.9%
19503696.3%
1960356−3.5%
197039210.1%
198059150.8%
No populations listed past 1980.
Decennial US Census

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sangamon County Township Histories". Sangamon County ILGenWeb. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  2. ^ "Illinois", Characteristics of the Population: Number of Inhabitants (PDF), Bureau of the Census, 1980, p. 15-27, retrieved 2017-06-06
  3. ^ "SALISBURY TOWNSHIP; SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS; T17N, R6W, 3rdPM". Sangamon County ILGenWeb. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  4. ^ 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Population and Housing Unit Counts: Illinois (PDF), Bureau of the Census, 1990, p. III-5, retrieved 2017-06-06
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39°53′45″N 89°45′55″W / 39.89583°N 89.76528°W / 39.89583; -89.76528


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