Saratoga Township (T34N R7E) is one of seventeen
townships
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in
Grundy County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,122 and it contained 2,541 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.34%) is land and (or 0.66%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Channahon (west edge)
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Morris
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
(north half)
Unincorporated towns
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Fields of Saratoga at
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Goode Subdivision at
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Lisbon North at
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Ridgecrest at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Catholic North, Cryder and Saratoga.
Major highways
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Interstate 80
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U.S. Route 6
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Illinois Route 47
Illinois Route 47 (IL 47) is a largely rural north–south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Highway 120 near Hebron, to IL 10, just south of Interstate 72 (I-72) near Seymour. IL 47 is in primarily rural ...
Airports and landing strips
* Morris Municipal Airport
* Nelson Airport
Demographics
Political districts
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Illinois' 11th congressional district
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 th ...
* State House District 75
* State Senate District 38
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Townships in Grundy County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois