Erin Township is located in
Stephenson County
Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 44,630. Its county seat is Freeport. Stephenson County is included in the Freeport, IL Micropolitan Statis ...
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. 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
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