Eagle Point Township is one of twenty-four

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in Ogle County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 227 and it contained 106 housing units.

History

Eagle Point Township was formed in September 1869 from a portion of Buffalo Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. It is a ''fractional township'', smaller than a normal township of 36 square miles.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Eagle Point, Elkhorn, Nichols and Webster.

Demographics

School districts

* Polo Community Unit School District 222

Political districts

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* State House District 90 * State Senate District 45

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Ogle County, Illinois Populated places established in 1869 1869 establishments in Illinois Townships in Illinois