Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°03′33″N 88°11′09″W / 41.05917°N 88.18583°W / 41.05917; -88.18583CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMarch 11, 1857Government

• SupervisorJudy ZehrArea

• Total49.78 sq mi (128.9 km²) • Land49.78 sq mi (128.9 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

640 ft (195 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

947 • Density19.6/sq mi (7.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60917, 60919, 60941, 60961, 60969

FIPS code17-091-54352

Norton Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 978 and it contained 400 housing units.^[2] Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.78 square miles (128.9 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Buckingham
Cabery (north half)
Reddick (southeast three-quarters)
Union Hill

Adjacent townships

Essex Township (north)
Pilot Township (east)
Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
Rogers Township, Ford County (south)
Broughton Township, Livingston County (southwest)
Round Grove Township, Livingston County (west)
Greenfield Township, Grundy County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coleman, Edgerville, Floridgeville, Mount Hope and Smith.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Hendrix Airport
Hugh Van Voorst Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	947	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 16930 West 6000 South Road, Buckingham, IL 60917.

Political districts

Illinois's 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

School districts

Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Tri Point Community Unit School District 6-J

References

"Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.