Salisbury Township was a

civil township A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, Ne ...

Sangamon County Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the state capital. Sangamon County is includ ...

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from 1861 to 1989. The population was 591 at the

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. The voters of

approved the township form of government in the November 6, 1860 election. On March 1, 1861, the county board approved the ordinance creating the original 22 townships, one of which was Sackett Township. The name was changed from Sackett Township to Salisbury Township In 1989, Salisbury Township was extinguished and its territory annexed to Fancy Creek and

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townships. The name of the former township survives as the name of the unincorporated community of

Salisbury, Illinois Salisbury is an unincorporated community located in Sangamon County, Illinois. It is located on Illinois Route 97 Illinois Route 97 (IL 97) is a north–south state highway in the central and western portions of the U.S. state of Ill ...

within Gardner Township.

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1861 establishments in Illinois 1989 disestablishments in Illinois Populated places disestablished in 1989 Former townships in Illinois Former populated places in Illinois Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois Townships in Sangamon County, Illinois {{SangamonCountyIL-geo-stub