Blount Township is a

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in Vermilion County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.

History

Blount Township was established in 1856 from portions of Newell and Pilot townships. It was originally named after

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, the Republican candidate for president that year. Democrats objected, and the township was named after early settler Abraham Blount.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.30%) is land and (or 0.70%) is water. The northwestern portion of the county seat of Danville extends into the southeast portion of the township, as does a portion of Lake Vermilion.

Cities and towns

* Danville, the county seat (northwest edge)

Extinct towns

* Grumle Corner * Higginsville * Jamesburg * Johnsonville * Moore's Corner * Snider * Vernal

Adjacent townships

* South Ross Township (northeast) * Newell Township (east) * Danville Township (southeast) * Catlin Township (south) * Oakwood Township (southwest) * Pilot Township (west) * Middlefork Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Gordon, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Newell Grove, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.

Major highways

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* Illinois State Route 1

Airports and landing strips

* Flying B Ranch Airport * Melody Field

Demographics

School districts

* Bismarck Henning Consolidated Unit School District * Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 * Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

Political districts

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* State House District 104 * State Senate District 52

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

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