Blount Township is a
township
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in
Vermilion County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.
History
Blount Township was established in 1856 from portions of Newell and Pilot townships. It was originally named after
John C. Frémont
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, the Republican candidate for president that year. Democrats objected, and the township was named after early settler Abraham Blount.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.30%) is land and (or 0.70%) is water.
The northwestern portion of the county seat of
Danville extends into the southeast portion of the township, as does a portion of
Lake Vermilion
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.
Cities and towns
*
Danville, the county seat (northwest edge)
Extinct towns
* Grumle Corner
* Higginsville
* Jamesburg
* Johnsonville
* Moore's Corner
* Snider
* Vernal
Adjacent townships
*
South Ross Township (northeast)
*
Newell Township (east)
*
Danville Township (southeast)
*
Catlin Township (south)
*
Oakwood Township (southwest)
*
Pilot Township (west)
*
Middlefork Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Gordon, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Newell Grove, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.
Major highways
*
U.S. Route 136
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*
Illinois State Route 1
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Airports and landing strips
* Flying B Ranch Airport
* Melody Field
Demographics
School districts
* Bismarck Henning Consolidated Unit School District
* Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
* Oakwood Community Unit School District 76
Political districts
*
Illinois' 15th congressional district
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It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index ra ...
* State House District 104
* State Senate District 52
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
External links
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Townships in Vermilion County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois