Milks Grove Township is one of twenty-six

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in Iroquois County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 214 and it contained 79 housing units. Milks Grove Township formed from a portion of Chebanse Township on an unknown date, but before 1921. Milks Grove is named for the late 19th-century midwestern land speculator Lemuel Milk.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Cemeteries

The township contains Milk's Grove Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

* Berns Airport * Porter Airport

Demographics

School districts

* Central Community Unit School District 4 * Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

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* State House District 105 * State Senate District 53 * Iroquois County Board District 1

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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