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Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Kankakee

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
128.9 km²

Population
  
978 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
March 11, 1857

Elevation
  
195 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:41 PM

Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
60917, 60919, 60941, 60961, 60969

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 48% Humidity

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. Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.

Contents

Map of Norton Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.78 square miles (128.9 km2), all land.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Buckingham
  • Cabery (north half)
  • Reddick (southeast three-quarters)
  • Union Hill
  • Adjacent townships

  • Essex Township (north)
  • Pilot Township (east)
  • Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
  • Rogers Township, Ford County (south)
  • Broughton Township, Livingston County (southwest)
  • Round Grove Township, Livingston County (west)
  • Greenfield Township, Grundy County (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Edgerville, Floridgeville, Mount Hope and Smith.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 17
  • Illinois Route 115
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Hendrix Airport
  • Hugh Van Voorst Airport
  • Government

    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.

    Political districts

  • Illinois' 11th congressional district
  • State House District 75
  • State Senate District 38
  • School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2
  • Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J
  • References

    Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois Wikipedia