Official Name: | Norton Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Kankakee County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Judy Zehr |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | March 11, 1857 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 49.78 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 49.78 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 19.6 |
Elevation M: | 195 |
Elevation Ft: | 640 |
Coordinates: | 41.0592°N -88.1858°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60917, 60919, 60941, 60961, 60969 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-091-54352 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 947 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Norton Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 978 and it contained 400 housing units.[2] Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[2]
The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Edgerville, Floridgeville, Mount Hope and Smith.
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 16930 West 6000 South Road, Buckingham, IL 60917.