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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 978 and it contained 400 housing units. Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.

Geography

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

Cities, towns, villages

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* Cabery (north half) * Reddick (southeast three-quarters) * Union Hill

Adjacent townships

* Essex Township (north) * Pilot Township (east) * Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (southeast) * Rogers Township, Ford County (south) * Broughton Township, Livingston County (southwest) * Round Grove Township, Livingston County (west) * Greenfield Township, Grundy County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Edgerville, Floridgeville, Mount Hope and Smith.

Major highways

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 ...

Illinois Route 115 Illinois Route 115 is a minor north–south state route in northeastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 9 near Perdueville to the concurrent U.S. Routes 45/ 52 in Kankakee. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 115 i ...

Airports and landing strips

* Hendrix Airport * Hugh Van Voorst 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 16930 West 6000 South Road, Buckingham, IL 60917.

Political districts

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* State House District 75 * State Senate District 38

School districts

* Herscher Community Unit School District 2 * Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Kankankee County Official Site

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