Iroquois Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

Iroquois County, Illinois

Iroquois County is a county located in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Illinois along the border with Indiana. It is the third largest county in the state in terms of area, covering over . According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 29,718, which is a decrease of 5.2% from 31,334...

, 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 652. Iroquois Township was formed from a portion of Middleport Township

Middleport Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Middleport Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,784. Middleport Township changed its name to Watseka Township in September 1863, but then changed back to Middleport Township on an unknown date.-Geography:According...

as Westfield Township in May 1858; The name was changed to Iroquois Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Iroquois Township covers an area of 36.69 square miles (95 km²); of this, 36.33 square miles (94.1 km²) (99.02 percent) is land and 0.36 square mile (0.9323957196 km²) (0.99 percent) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...
Illinois Route 49
Illinois Route 49
Illinois Route 49 is a north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at Illinois Route 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/52 concurrency near Ashkum. This is a distance of .- Route description :...

School districts

Central Community Unit School District 4
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249
Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
Illinois' 15th congressional district
The 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

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