Freeport Township, Illinois

Freeport Township
Township
Location in Stephenson County
Coordinates: 42°17′25″N 89°38′05″W / 42.29028°N 89.63472°W / 42.29028; -89.63472
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
Government
 • SupervisorPatrick Sellers
Area
 • Total
11.79 sq mi (30.5 km2)
 • Land11.78 sq mi (30.5 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)
24,392
 • Density2,177/sq mi (841/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-177-27897

Freeport Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,638 and it contained 12,396 housing units. Freeport Township is coterminous with City of Freeport. It is one of seventeen coterminous townships in Illinois.