Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Martinton Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iroquois
Established Title:Established
Established Date:September 1857
Area Total Sq Mi:54.41
Area Land Sq Mi:54.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.19
Area Water Percent:0.35
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:17.4
Elevation M:190
Elevation Ft:623
Coordinates:40.9011°N -87.7383°W
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:60912, 60931, 60951, 60970
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-075-47293
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[1]
Population Est:904
Unit Pref:Imperial

Martinton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 943 and it contained 460 housing units.[2] Buchanan Township formed from a portion of Papineau Township, then known as Wygant Township, in September 1857; its name was changed to Martinton Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Greentown, Mount Olivet, Old Burg and Teege.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17075 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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