Plato Township is one of sixteen

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in Kane County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,166 and it contained 2,182 housing units. It was originally named Homer Township; the name was changed to Plato on July 2, 1850.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Cities, towns, villages

* Campton Hills (partial) *

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(partial) * Maple Park (partial) *

Pingree Grove Pingree Grove ( ) is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census. However, with rapid development in the following years, the 2010 census indicated 4,532 residents, and the 2020 census was 10,365. ...

(partial)

Unincorporated towns

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at * Bowes Bend at * Chippewa at * Hidden Lakes at * McQueen at * North Plato at * Plato Center at * Plato Corners at * Silent Meadow at * Tamara Heights at *

Udina Udina () is a volcanic massif located in the central part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It comprises two distinct conical stratovolcanoes: Bolshaya Udina, standing at 2,920 meters, and Malaya Udina, with a height of 1,945 meters. Malaya ...

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

Airports and landing strips

* Olson Airport

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Plato Center, L R Baker, North Plato, Udina and Washington Memorial.

Major highways

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. ...

Illinois Route 47 Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) is a largely rural north–south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Highway 120 (Wisconsin), Highway 120 near Hebron, Illinois, Hebron, to Illinois Route 10, IL 10, just south of I ...

Demographics

School districts

Central Community Unit School District 301 Central Community Unit School District 301 is a school district located mainly in Kane County, Illinois. It serves Burlington, Lily Lake, and portions of Elgin, Campton Hills, St. Charles and Pingree Grove, as well as several unincorporate ...

Community Unit School District 300 Community Unit School District 300 is a school district headquartered in Algonquin, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The current superintendent of schools is Susan Harkin. The district is the 6th largest school district in the St ...

School District U-46 Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering , the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, D ...

* St. Charles Community Unit School District 303

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago. Joseph Gurney Cannon, who also served as Spea ...

* State House District 49 * State Senate District 25

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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