History · Boone

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Boone Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,993 and it contained 726 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,968 people in 2010, 1,993 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Boone yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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