Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Blount Township
Township
Lake at Kennekuk County Park, in the western part of the township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 87°42′09″W / 40.21389°N 87.70250°W / 40.21389; -87.70250Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 87°42′09″W / 40.21389°N 87.70250°W / 40.21389; -87.70250
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1856
Area
• Total	51.72 sq mi (134.0 km²)
• Land	51.36 sq mi (133.0 km²)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.70%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,428
• Density	66.7/sq mi (25.8/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61811, 61831, 61832, 61834, 61858, 61865
Area code(s)	217
FIPS code	17-06678
GNIS feature ID	0428686

Blount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.^[1]

History

Blount Township was established in 1856 from portions of Newell and Pilot townships. It was originally named after John C. Frémont, the Republican candidate for president that year. Democrats objected, and the township was named after early settler Abraham Blount.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.72 square miles (134.0 km²), of which 51.36 square miles (133.0 km²) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) (or 0.70%) is water.^[1] The northwestern portion of the county seat of Danville extends into the southeast portion of the township, as does a portion of Lake Vermilion.

Cities and towns

Danville, the county seat (northwest edge)

Extinct towns

Grumle Corner
Higginsville
Jamesburg
Johnsonville
Moore's Corner
Snider
Vernal

Adjacent townships

South Ross Township (northeast)
Newell Township (east)
Danville Township (southeast)
Catlin Township (south)
Oakwood Township (southwest)
Pilot Township (west)
Middlefork Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Gordon, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Newell Grove, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Flying B Ranch Airport
Melody Field

School districts

Bismarck Henning Consolidated Unit School District
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 104
State Senate District 52

References

1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Danville

Cities	Danville Georgetown Hoopeston

Villages	Allerton‡ Alvan Belgium Bismarck Catlin Fairmount Fithian Henning Indianola Muncie Oakwood Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell Tilton Westville

Townships	Blount Butler Carroll Catlin Danville Elwood Georgetown Grant Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Newell Oakwood Pilot Ross Sidell South Ross Vance

CDP	Olivet

Other unincorporated communities	Armstrong Batestown Cheneyville Collison East Lynn Hartshorn Hegeler Hillery Illiana Jamaica Jamesburg Midway Newtown Ryan Unionville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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