Orion Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Orion Township is one of twenty-six townships
in Fulton County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,003.
, Orion Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.37 square mile (0.9582956007 km²) or 0.99 percent is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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 Fulton County
Fulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...
, 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 1,003.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Orion Township covers an area of 36.87 square miles (95.5 km²); of this, 0.37 square mile (0.9582956007 km²) or 0.99 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- BreedsBreeds, IllinoisBreeds is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Breeds is east of Canton....
- RawaltsRawalts, IllinoisRawalts is a small unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, off the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway just east of Canton, Illinois. It was surveyed by Jonas Rawalts. It had a train station and a store at one time. It is a predominantly a farming area and the town is almost an...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Breeds, Orendorff, Red School and Wolf.School districts
- Canton Union School District 66
- Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
- Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Political districts
- Illinois' 17th congressional districtIllinois' 17th congressional districtThe 17th Congressional District of Illinois covers much of west central Illinois, including the cities of Sterling, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee, Galesburg, Canton, Macomb, Quincy, Springfield and Decatur, and areas in Henry, Whiteside, Rock Island, Mercer, Knox, Warren, Henderson, Fulton,...
- State House District 91
- State Senate District 46