Union Township is one of twenty-six
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Fulton County Fulton County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. Most are named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the first practical steamboat:
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,008 and it contained 471 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.92%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Avon
Extinct towns
* Pleasant Ridge
* Troy
(These are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Avon, Babbitt, Flake and Saint Augustine.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 41
Illinois Route 41 (IL 41) is a north–south highway in rural west-central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 136 near Macomb north to U.S. Route 34 and Illinois Route 164 in Galesburg, a distance of . Illinois 41 is maintained by the Illi ...
Lakes
* Avondale Lake
Demographics
School districts
* Avon Community Unit School District 176
* Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Political districts
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Illinois' 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...
* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Fulton County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois