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Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Iroquois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
140.9 km²

Population
  
943 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
September 1857

Elevation
  
190 m

Local time
  
Monday 7:55 PM

Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
60912, 60931, 60951, 60970

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 89% Humidity

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. 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.

Contents

Map of Martinton Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.41 square miles (140.9 km2), of which 54.22 square miles (140.4 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Martinton
  • Extinct towns

  • Freedville at 40.860868°N 87.74309°W / 40.860868; -87.74309
  • Cemeteries

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

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 52
  • Illinois Route 1
  • School districts

  • Donovan Community Unit School District 3
  • Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 15th congressional district
  • State House District 79
  • State Senate District 40
  • References

    Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Wikipedia