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Bridgeport Township, Lawrence County, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°42′04″N 87°46′48″W / 38.70111°N 87.78000°W / 38.70111; -87.78000
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Bridgeport Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Bridgeport Township is located in Earth
Bridgeport Township
Bridgeport Township
Coordinates: 38°42′04″N 87°46′48″W / 38.70111°N 87.78000°W / 38.70111; -87.78000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLawrence
SettledSeptember 10, 1872
Area
15.97 sq mi (41.4 km2)
 • Land15.94 sq mi (41.3 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
2,271
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-101-08199

Bridgeport Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,420 and it contained 1,098 housing units.[2]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 15.97 square miles (41.4 km2), of which 15.94 square miles (41.3 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)2,271[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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