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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,215 and it contained 1,411 housing units.

History

Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859. The township was excised from land in Momence Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.18%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Momence Momence is a city in Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,171 at the 2000 census, and 3,310 in 2010. It is part of the Kankakee, Illinois, Kankakee–Bradley, Illinois, Bradley Metropolitan Statist ...

(partial) * Sun River Terrace (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* Eldridge at * Exline at * Koster at *

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at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Sumner Township (north) * Yellowhead Township (northeast) * Momence Township (east) *

Pembroke Township Pembroke Township may refer to: Canada * Pembroke Township, Ontario, now part of Laurentian Valley Ireland * Pembroke, Dublin, a former township now within the city of Dublin United States * Pembroke Township, Kankakee County, Illinois * Pem ...

(southeast) * St. Anne Township (south) * Aroma Township (southwest) * Bourbonnais Township (west) * Kankakee Township (west) * Manteno Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Momence, Mount Airy, Saint George and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Illinois Route 1 Illinois Route 1 (IL 1) is a state highway (US), state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, the highway starts at the Cave-In-Rock Ferry, free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, ...

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, Illinois, New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved Apri ...

Illinois Route 114 Illinois Route 114 is a rural east–west state route that connects State Road 10 in Indiana, USA, with Illinois Route 1 and Illinois Route 17 (Dixie Highway), which overlap in Momence. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois ...

Airports and landing strips

* Saint George Airport

Demographics

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster. From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included K ...

* State House District 79 * State Senate District 40

School districts

* Manteno Community Unit School District 5 * Momence Community Unit School District 1 * Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 * St George Community consolidated School District 258

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Kankakee County Official Site

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