Curran is a village in Curran Township

Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois

Curran Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...

, Sangamon County

Sangamon County, Illinois

Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 197,465, which is an increase of 4.5% from 188,951 in 2000...

, Illinois

Illinois

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 (USA

United States

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). It was incorporated in 2005 and had an estimated population of 212 in 2010.

Curran is located a few miles west of Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

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 and is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area

Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area

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.

Local government

Curran is governed by a typical village administration consisting of a Village President and six Trustees. The first village-wide election took place in April 2007. Brian Markley is the current Village President.

The Village Clerk and Treasurer are appointed.

External links

• Village of Curran – Official site.
• Sangamon County – Official site.