Farmington Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,350 and it contained 1,457 housing units.

History

Farmington Township is named after Farmington, Connecticut.

Farmington Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.44%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water.

Farmington Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Farmington

Norris (north half)

Farmington Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Unincorporated towns

Forty Acres

Gilchrist

Middlegrove

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Coal Creek, Hill, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Hill and Providence Chapel.

Major highways

Illinois Route 78

Illinois Route 116

Demographics

School districts

Canton Union School District 66

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district

State House District 91

State Senate District 46

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Townships in Fulton County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois