Martinton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 943 and it contained 460 housing units. Buchanan Township formed from a portion of Papineau Township, then known as Wygant Township, in September 1857; its name was changed to Martinton Township on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.

Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Martinton

Extinct towns

Freedville at

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Greentown, Mount Olivet, Old Burg and Teege.

Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Major highways

U.S. Route 52

Illinois Route 1

Demographics

School districts

Donovan Community Unit School District 3

Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district

State House District 79

State Senate District 40

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Townships in Iroquois County, Illinois

1857 establishments in Illinois

Populated places established in 1857

Townships in Illinois

Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois