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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,195 and it contained 518 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.02%) is land and (or 0.98%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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* Rawalts (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.

Major highways

Illinois Route 9 Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Niota at the Fort Madison Toll Bridge, that crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa, eastward across ce ...

Demographics

School districts

* Canton Union School District 66 * Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 * Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Political districts

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* State House District 91 * State Senate District 46

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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