Harris Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Harris Township is one of twenty-six townships
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 Fulton County
Fulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...

, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of 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 410.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, Harris Township covers an area of 34.33 square miles (88.9 km²); of this, 0.16 square mile (0.4143980976 km²) or 0.45 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Marietta
    Marietta, Illinois
    Marietta is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marietta is located at ....

  • * Seville
    Seville, Illinois
    Seville is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Seville is located on Illinois Route 95 west of Smithfield....

     (Only a number off houses exist)
  • Vanapolis (no longer exists)
  • Leaman
  • Buckwheat
  • Point Pleasant
  • Williams
  • Shoofly

School districts

  • Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
  • Community Unit School District 3 Fulton City
  • V I T Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

  • Illinois' 17th congressional district
    Illinois' 17th congressional district
    The 17th Congressional District of Illinois covers much of west central Illinois, including the cities of Sterling, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee, Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Quincy, Springfield and Decatur, and areas in Henry, Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Fulton,...

  • State House District 94
  • State Senate District 47

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