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Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fulton

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
151 m

Zip code
  
61520

Population
  
373 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

ZIP codes
  
61520

Area
  
88.3 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:41 PM


Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 67% Humidity

Banner Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 373 and it contained 177 housing units. The township was known as Utica Township, then Monterey Township, before becoming Banner Township.

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Map of Banner Township, IL 61520, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km2), of which 28.5 square miles (74 km2) (or 83.58%) is land and 5.6 square miles (15 km2) (or 16.42%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Banner

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Monterey

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

  • Kings Hill (Settlement with school & burying ground)
  • Mills point
  • Copperas Creek landing
  • Commerce Was an early village on the mouth of the copperas creek where it empties into the Illinois River. Just like Mills Point it never materialized & ceased to exist. It was platted in 1843 by Lyman B. Suydam.

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Bybee, Kings Hill, Utica and Walnut.

    Major highways

  • US Route 24
  • Illinois Route 9

    • Lakes

  • Pond Lily Lake
  • Slim Lake

    • School districts

  • Canton Union School District 66
  • Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 17th congressional district
  • State House District 91
  • State Senate District 46

    • References

    Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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