Rooks Creek Township is located in
Livingston County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 567 and it contained 233 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
History
Rooks Creek Township and
Rooks Creek were named after Roderick Rook. He was the first settler in the area that would eventually become Rooks Creek Township. He arrived from Pennsylvania with his family some time between late 1830 and the Spring of 1831.
[“Rooks Creek Township.”. The History of Livingston County, Illinois, Wm Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1878, Chicago. 436-444. Print.
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References
External links
US Census
Townships in Livingston County, Illinois
Populated places established in 1857
1857 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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