Homer Township, Illinois

Homer Township
Township
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
EstablishedNovember 6, 1836
Area
  Total
36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
  Land36.06 sq mi (93.4 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
39,495
  Density1,083.3/sq mi (418.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-197-35827

Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units. In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.