Manteno Township is one of seventeen
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Kankakee County
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Illinois
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USA
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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
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Bourbonnais
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Bradley
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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.
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Adjacent townships
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Peotone Township, Will County (north)
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Will Township, Will County (northeast)
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Sumner Township (east)
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Ganeer Township (southeast)
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Bourbonnais Township (south)
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Rockville Township (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Elmwood, Saint Joseph and State Hospital.
Major highways
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Interstate 57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
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U.S. Route 45
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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 sub ...
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
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Illinois's 2nd congressional district
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* 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 ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Kankakee County Official Site
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Townships in Kankakee County, Illinois
1855 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Illinois