Township in Illinois, United States
| Salisbury Township | |
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| Township | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Sangamon |
| Established | March 1, 1861 (1861-03-01) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 591 |
| Time zone | UTC-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.
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.
The name was changed from Sackett Township to Salisbury Township on September 9, 1867.
In 1989, Salisbury Township was extinguished and its territory annexed to Fancy Creek and Gardner townships. 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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References
- ^ "Sangamon County Township Histories". Sangamon County ILGenWeb. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "Illinois", Characteristics of the Population: Number of Inhabitants (PDF), Bureau of the Census, 1980, pp. 15–27, retrieved June 6, 2017
- "SALISBURY TOWNSHIP; SANGAMON COUNTY ILLINOIS; T17N, R6W, 3rdPM". Sangamon County ILGenWeb. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- 1990 Census of Population and Housing: Population and Housing Unit Counts: Illinois (PDF), Bureau of the Census, 1990, p. III-5, retrieved June 6, 2017
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| Municipalities and communities of Sangamon County, Illinois, United States | ||
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| County seat: Springfield | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |
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