Ganeer Township is one of seventeen
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Kankakee County
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,215 and it contained 1,411 housing units.
History
Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859. The township was excised from land in Momence Township.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.18%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Momence (partial)
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Sun River Terrace (northeast three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
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Eldridge at
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Exline at
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Koster at
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Saint George
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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Sumner Township (north)
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Yellowhead Township (northeast)
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Momence Township (east)
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Pembroke Township (southeast)
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St. Anne Township (south)
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Aroma Township (southwest)
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Bourbonnais Township (west)
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Kankakee Township (west)
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Manteno Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Momence, Mount Airy, Saint George and Saint Patricks.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 1 (IL 1) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, the highway starts at the free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio River and runs north to the south sid ...
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Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved April 21, 2006. to State R ...
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Illinois Route 114
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Airports and landing strips
* Saint George Airport
Demographics
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 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.
Political districts
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Illinois's 11th congressional district
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 th ...
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 40
School districts
* Manteno Community Unit School District 5
* Momence Community Unit School District 1
* Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
* St George Community consolidated School District 258
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Kankakee County Official Site
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Townships in Kankakee County, Illinois
Populated places established in 1853
Townships in Illinois