Manteno Township is one of seventeen townships in

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,185 and it contained 4,525 housing units. It was formed from Rockville Township on March 12, 1855.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.73%) is land and (or 0.27%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Bourbonnais (north quarter) * Bradley (north edge) *

Manteno Manteno is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,204 at the 2010 census, up from 6,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Origins ...

Adjacent townships

* Peotone Township, Will County (north) * Will Township, Will County (northeast) * Sumner Township (east) * Ganeer Township (southeast) * Bourbonnais Township (south) * Rockville Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Elmwood, Saint Joseph and State Hospital.

Major highways

* Interstate 57 * U.S. Route 45 *

Illinois Route 50 Illinois Route 50 (IL 50) is a north–south state road in northeastern Illinois. It runs from the junction with U.S. Route 45 (US 45) and U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in West Kankakee north to US 41 in Skokie. In Chicago and the subur ...

Airports and landing strips

* Phipps Airport * Spangler Airport

Landmarks

* Heritage Park

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 452 Water Tower South, Manteno, IL 60950.

Political districts

* Illinois's 2nd congressional district * State House District 34 * State Senate District 17

School districts

* Manteno Community Unit School District 5

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Kankakee County Official Site

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