Hunt City Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Jasper County,
Illinois
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,
USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 282 and it contained 126 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Unincorporated towns
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Brookville at
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Hunt City at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Grandville Township (north)
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Licking Township, Crawford County (northeast)
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Oblong Township, Crawford County (east)
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Willow Hill Township (south)
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Wade Township (west)
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Crooked Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Baily, Brockville, Mattison/Madison, Mound and Sand Rock.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 49
Demographics
School districts
* Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
* Oblong Community Unit School District 4
Political districts
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Illinois's 19th congressional district
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* State House District 108
* State Senate District 54
Notable residents
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Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades.
Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own rad ...
was born in Hunt City Township, and is buried there at Mound Cemetery.
Graveyards of Illinois
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References
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United States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Jasper County, Illinois
1901 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1901
Townships in Illinois