Erin Township is located in

Stephenson County Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 47,711. Its county seat is Freeport. Stephenson County is included in the Freeport, IL Micropolitan Statist ...

, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 410 and it contained 177 housing units. The unincorporated community of Eleroy is located in the township.

Geography

Erin is Township 27 North, Range 6 (part) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Stagecoach inns

The Stage Inn (Section 14) was built along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20, ½ mile east of Eleroy. The stone inn was a stop for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line that operated from Chicago to Galena 1839–1854. A stone barn across the road from the inn was demolished.''History of Stephenson County 1970''. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 79–80.

Demographics

References

External links

City-data.comStephenson County Official Site
Townships in Stephenson County, Illinois Townships in Illinois {{StephensonCountyIL-geo-stub