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Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fulton

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
192 m

Local time
  
Sunday 4:45 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

ZIP codes
  
61520, 61533

Area
  
95.39 km²

Population
  
1,195 (2010)

Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 88% Humidity

Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,195 and it contained 518 housing units.

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Map of Orion Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.83 square miles (95.4 km2), of which 36.47 square miles (94.5 km2) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 0.98%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Breeds
  • Rawalts

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

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 9

    • School districts

  • Canton Union School District 66
  • Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
  • Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois Wikipedia
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