Morris Township, Grundy County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Morris Township is one of seventeen townships
in Grundy County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 7,781.
, Morris Township covers an area of 3.88 square miles (10 km²); of this, 3.56 square miles (9.2 km²) (91.75 percent) is land and 0.32 square mile (0.8287961952 km²) (8.25 percent) is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Grundy County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 7,781.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Morris Township covers an area of 3.88 square miles (10 km²); of this, 3.56 square miles (9.2 km²) (91.75 percent) is land and 0.32 square mile (0.8287961952 km²) (8.25 percent) is water.
Landmarks
- Gebhard Woods State ParkGebhard Woods State ParkGebhard Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Originally was owned by Mrs. William Gebhard, but was bought by the Grundy County Rod & Gun Club in 1934...
- Goold Park
- Grundy County Courthouse & Govt Center
- William G. Stratton State ParkWilliam G. Stratton State ParkWilliam G. Stratton State Park is an Illinois state park in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is named after Illinois Governor William Stratton, and was developed in 1959. It is possessed of a jet-ski landing area, and it is bounded by the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail....
Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional districtIllinois' 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38