Franklin Grove Township (formerly China Township) is one of twenty-two

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in Lee County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,472. Its name was changed from China Township in 1994.

Geography

According to the

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, Franklin Grove Township covers an area of ; of this, (99.96 percent) is land and (0.04 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Franklin Grove Franklin Grove is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2010 census, down from 1,052 in 2000. History Franklin Grove was named for James R. Franklin, a pioneer who settled in a grove near the town sit ...

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Franklin Grove and Temperance Hill.

Demographics

School districts

* Amboy Community Unit School District 272 * Ashton Community Unit School District 275

Political districts

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* State House District 90 * State Senate District 45

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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