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Middleport Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Iroquois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
193 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:07 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1855

ZIP codes
  
60951, 60966, 60970

Area
  
94.48 km²

Population
  
4,375 (2010)

Middleport Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 55% Humidity

Middleport Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,375 and it contained 2,099 housing units. Middleport Township changed its name to Watseka Township in September 1863, but then changed back to Middleport Township on an unknown date.

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Map of Middleport Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.48 square miles (94.5 km2), of which 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Watseka (the county seat) (north half)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Pittwood at 40.860868°N 87.729478°W / 40.860868; -87.729478

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Chamberlain, Gard Army of the Republic, Lyman, Oak Hill and Roberts.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 24
  • Illinois Route 1

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Songwood Inn Airport

    • Landmarks

  • Forest Park
  • Kay Park
  • Peters Park
  • Shagbark Airport

    • School districts

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

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 15th congressional district
  • State House District 105
  • State Senate District 53

    • References

    Middleport Township, Iroquois County, Illinois Wikipedia
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