Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Martinton Township
Township
Fields along U.S. Route 52, southwest of Martinton

Location in Iroquois County

Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°54′04″N 87°44′18″W / 40.90111°N 87.73833°W / 40.90111; -87.73833Coordinates: 40°54′04″N 87°44′18″W / 40.90111°N 87.73833°W / 40.90111; -87.73833
Country United States
State Illinois
County Iroquois
Established September 1857
Area
 • Total 54.41 sq mi (140.9 km2)
 • Land 54.22 sq mi (140.4 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 623 ft (190 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 904
 • Density 17.4/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60912, 60931, 60951, 60970
FIPS code 17-075-47293

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.[2] 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.

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.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016904[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  • "Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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