Salina Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Salina Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,396 and it contained 537 housing units. It was formed from part of Limestone Township on April 7, 1854. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Cities, towns, villages * Bonfield Unincorporated towns * Frielings at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Rockville Township (northeast) * Limestone Township (east) * Pilot Township (south) * Essex Township (west) * Custer Township, Will County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Beach, Bonfield and Maple Grove. Major highways * Illinois Route 17 Airports and landing strips * Hawker Airport Landmarks * Kankakee River State Park Demographics Government The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an ele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include just ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,035 and it contained 1,928 housing units. Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.54%) is land and (or 2.46%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Kankakee (west edge) * Limestone Unincorporated towns * Greenwich at * Hillside Manor at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Rockville Township (north) * Bourbonnais Township (northeast) * Kankakee Township (east) * Otto Township (southeast) * Pilot Township (southwest) * Salina Township (west) * Custer Township, Will County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these two cemeteries: Limestone and Schreffler. Major highways * Illinois Route 17 Airports and landing strips * Kankakee Airport Landmarks * Kankakee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Townships In Kankakee County, Illinois
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canada, Scotland and parts of the United States, the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. Australia ''The Australian National Dictionary'' defines ''township'' as: "A site reserved for and laid out as a town; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire, district or city) or authority. Canada In Canada, two kinds of township occur in common use. *In Eastern Canada, a township is one form of the subdivision of a county. In Canadian French, this is a . Townships are referred to as "lots" in Prince Edward ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Illinois's 11th Congressional District
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included Kane, DuPage, McHenry and Will Counties. Following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1947, the district covered a portion of Cook County and the far northwest side of Chicago roughly centered on Norwood Park. The district was not changed by 1951's redistricting. In 1961, the district was widened westward to the Des Plaines River and east into parts of Lincoln Square. The district covered the northwest side of Chicago until the early 1990s when it moved closer to its current area, encompassing most of LaSalle and Grundy Counties, the southern part of Will County, the northern part of Kankakee County and a small portion of southeastern Cook County along the Indiana state line. The Illino ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kankakee River State Park
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another was donated by Commonwealth Edison in 1956, which again donated more land in 1989. The islands of Smith, Hoffman, Langham, and Willow are all located inside the park on the Kankakee River. History Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans occupied the Kankakee River valley in the area that is now the state park. This region was historically occupied by Illini and Miami Indians in the 1670s and 1680s. By 1685 the Miami were sufficiently numerous that the Kankakee River was called the River of the Miami. Kickapoo and Mascouten also frequented the river valley in the 18th century. By the 1770s, the Council of Three Fires—the Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi nations—dominated the area. The most extensive village was " Rock Village" or " L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is long. Route description Illinois 17 is the main street for numerous small towns in west central and central Illinois. It crosses the Illinois River at Lacon, and passes through Dwight and Kankakee, before it joins with Illinois Route 1 and enters Indiana east of Grant Park. Illinois 17 also overlaps with U.S. Route 34, Illinois Route 251 (old U.S. Route 51), and Illinois Route 40 south of Wyoming. It also crosses the Kankakee River at Kankakee, IL. The route is largely a 2 lane road except through towns, where it occasionally becomes a 2 lane road with a center turn lane. East of Kankakee, Illinois 17 becomes a 4-lane divided highway. At its western terminus, Illinois 17 is one of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Custer Township, Will County, Illinois
Custer Township is located in Will County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita .... As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,430 and it contained 612 housing units. History Custer Township was organized in 1886, and named after George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), an American Civil War general and Indian fighter. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.72%) is land and (or 2.31%) is water. Demographics References External linksCity-data.com Will County Official Site [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Essex Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 686 housing units. History The now lost towns of Tracy, Oklahoma, and Clarke City, which housed coal miners in the 1800s, were located in Essex Township. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.37%) is land and (or 1.63%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Essex Adjacent townships * Reed Township, Will County (north) * Custer Township, Will County (northeast) * Salina Township (east) * Pilot Township (southeast) * Norton Township (south) * Greenfield Township, Grundy County (west) * Braceville Township, Grundy County (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these two cemeteries: North Essex and South Essex. Major highways * Illinois Route 17 Airports and landing strips * Lagrange Airport * Rashs Acres Airport Demographics Government The township is governed by an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,086 and it contained 859 housing units. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Cities, towns, villages * Herscher Unincorporated towns * Dickeys at * Goodrich at * Lehigh at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Extinct towns * Pilot Center at (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.) Adjacent townships * Salina Township (north) * Limestone Township (northeast) * Otto Township (east) * Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast) * Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south) * Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest) * Norton Township (west) * Essex Township (northwest) Cemeteries The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Rockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 879 and it contained 326 housing units. It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created. The township's name may have been derived from a Potawatomi village known to the pioneers as Rock Village. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water. Unincorporated towns * Deselm at * Flickerville at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Wilton Township, Will County (north) * Peotone Township, Will County (northeast) * Manteno Township (east) * Bourbonnais Township (southeast) * Limestone Township (south) * Salina Township (southwest) * Custer Township, Will County (west) * Wesley Township, Will County (west) Cemeteries The township contains these two cemeteries: Blooms Grove and DeSelm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |