Morris Township is one of seventeen

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Grundy County,

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. As of the

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, its population was 7,110 and it contained 3,299 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 90.0%) is land and (or 9.74%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

(east quarter)

Cemeteries

The township contains Evergreen Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 47 Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) is a largely rural north–south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Highway 120 near Hebron, to IL 10, just south of Interstate 72 (I-72) near Seymour. IL 47 is in primarily rural ...

Airports and landing strips

* Morris Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

Gebhard Woods State Park Gebhard Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Originally was owned by Mrs. William Gebhard, but was bought by the Grundy County Rod & Gun Club in 1934. After paying the $1,500.00, the Rod and ...

* Goold Park * Grundy County Courthouse & Govt Center * William G. Stratton State Park

Demographics

Political districts

Illinois' 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 75 * State Senate District 38

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

{{authority control Townships in Grundy County, Illinois Townships in Illinois 1849 establishments in Illinois