Plato Township is one of sixteen
townships
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in
Kane County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,166 and it contained 2,182 housing units.
It was originally named Homer Township; the name was changed to Plato on July 2, 1850.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Campton Hills
Campton Hills is a village (United States), village in Kane County, Illinois and is a western suburb of Chicago. The population of the village is 11,131 per the 2010 US Census.
The village was established on May 14, 2007, by municipal corporation ...
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Elgin (partial)
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Pingree Grove (partial)
Unincorporated towns
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Bowes
Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle.
Geography and administration Civic history
Bowes lies within the historic count ...
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Bowes Bend at
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Chippewa at
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Hidden Lakes at
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McQueen at
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North Plato at
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Plato Center at
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Plato Corners at
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Silent Meadow at
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Tamara Heights at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Airports and landing strips
* Olson Airport
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Plato Center, L R Baker, North Plato, Udina and
Washington Memorial.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
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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 ...
Demographics
School districts
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Central Community Unit School District 301
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Community Unit School District 300
Community Unit School District 300 is a school district headquartered in Algonquin, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The current superintendent of schools is Susan Harkin.
The district is the 6th largest school district in the State ...
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School District U-46
Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, Du ...
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St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Political districts
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Illinois's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
Afte ...
* State House District 49
* State Senate District 25
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Kane County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois