Middlefork Township is a

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in Vermilion County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 628 housing units.

History

Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became

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and Ford townships. The first settlers in the township were Samuel Partlow and his wife and four sons, who arrived from

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in 1829. A harsh winter caused the loss of all their cattle, and there was little game available for food; Samuel died that year and the family returned to Kentucky. However, the next year, they came back again.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water. The streams of Bean Creek, Bluegrass Creek and Knights Branch run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Potomac

Unincorporated towns

* Armstrong

Extinct towns

* Blue Grass * Ellis

Adjacent townships

* Butler Township (north) * Ross Township (east) * South Ross Township (east) * Blount Township (southeast) * Pilot Township (south) * Compromise Township, Champaign County (west) * Kerr Township, Champaign County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Ingersoll, Old Partlow, Old Sowdowsky, Outton Family, Partlow, Potomac and Wallace Chapel.

Major highways

U.S. Route 136 U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at US 6 and US 34 to the I-74/ I-465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . Due to the removal of ...

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Demographics

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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