Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Blount Township
Township
Lake at Kennekuk County Park, in the western part of the township
Lake at Kennekuk County Park, in the western part of the township
Location in Vermilion County
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°12′50″N 87°42′09″W / 40.21389°N 87.70250°W / 40.21389; -87.70250
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyVermilion
Created1856
Area
 • Total
51.72 sq mi (134.0 km2)
 • Land51.36 sq mi (133.0 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.70%
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
3,312
 • Density66.7/sq mi (25.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61811, 61831, 61832, 61834, 61858, 61865
Area code217
FIPS code17-183-06678
GNIS feature ID0428686

Blount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.[2]

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.[3]

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.[2] 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

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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)3,312[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.