Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Grant Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. At the 2000 census
, its population was 6,672.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 6,672.
Geography
Grant Township covers an area of 87 square miles (225.3 km²); of this, 0.03 square mile (0.0776996433 km²) or 0.04 percent is water.Cities and towns
- HoopestonHoopeston, IllinoisHoopeston is a city in Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,965 at the 2000 census, and 5,602 in 2009.-History:Hoopeston was laid out in 1871...
- RossvilleRossville, IllinoisRossville is a village in Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 1,217 at the 2000 census, and 1,147 in 2009.-History:...
(north quarter)
Adjacent townships
- Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, IndianaHickory Grove Township, Benton County, IndianaHickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 404. It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove that grew within its borders in the 19th century.-Unincorporated towns:* Dunn...
(northeast) - Prairie Green Township, Iroquois CountyPrairie Green Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisPrairie Green Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 233. Prairie Green Township was originally named Prairie Township, and was formed from Stockland Township, originally known as Crab Apple Township, in March 1857...
(northeast) - Prairie Township, Warren County, IndianaPrairie Township, Warren County, Indiana-External links:* *...
(east) - Jordan Township, Warren County, IndianaJordan Township, Warren County, IndianaJordan Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 254. It is almost entirely agricultural and contains no incorporated towns.-History:...
(southeast) - Ross TownshipRoss Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisRoss Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,476.-Geography:Ross Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Grant Township...
(south) - Butler TownshipButler Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisButler Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,154.-History:The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork Township in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F...
(west) - Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois CountyFountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisFountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 440. Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ashe Grove Township on September 15, 1868.-Geography:...
(northwest) - Lovejoy Township, Iroquois CountyLovejoy Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisLovejoy Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 462. Lovejoy Township was formed from a portion of Milford Township on February 19, 1868.-Geography:...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Illinois State Route 1 -
Illinois State Route 9
Airports and landing strips
- Beckley Airfield
- Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Heliport