Banner Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 373 and it contained 177 housing units. The township was known as Utica Township, then Monterey Township, before becoming Banner Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 83.58%) is land and (or 16.42%) is water.

Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Banner

Unincorporated towns

Monterey

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Kings Hill (Settlement with school & burying ground) Mills point Copperas Creek landing Commerce Was an early village on the mouth of the copperas creek where it empties into the Illinois River. Just like Mills Point it never materialized & ceased to exist. It was platted in 1843 by Lyman B. Suydam.

Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bybee, Kings Hill, Utica and Walnut.

Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois

Major highways

US Route 24

Illinois Route 9

Lakes

Pond Lily Lake

Slim Lake

Demographics

School districts

Canton Union School District 66

Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

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