Canton Township is one of twenty-six
townships
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Fulton County Fulton County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. Most are named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat:
*Fulton County, Arkansas, named after Governor William Savin Fulton
*Fulton County, Georgia
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,703 and it contained 6,376 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.47%) is land and (or 2.53%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Canton (vast majority)
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Norris (south half)
Unincorporated towns
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Brereton
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East Lawndale
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Prospect Heights Addition
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Village Square
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Westview Acres
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Greenwood, Hanson, Johnson, Norris, Saint Josephs, Saint Marys and White Chapel.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 9
Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Niota at the Fort Madison Toll Bridge, that crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa, eastward across ce ...
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Illinois Route 78
Illinois Route 78 is a major north–south highway in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 northwest of Jacksonville north to Highway 78 at the Wisconsin state line north of Warren. This is a distance of .
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Airports and landing strips
* Ingersoll Airport
Lakes
* Van Winkle Lake
Landmarks
* Big Creek Park
* Graham Hosp
Demographics
School districts
* Canton Union School District 66
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...
* State House District 91
* State Senate District 46
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Fulton County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois