Rutland Township is one of sixteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it has a population of 516,522, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Gen ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,806 and it contained 8,004 housing units.
It was originally called Jackson Township; the name was changed to Rutland on July 2, 1850.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.78%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Algonquin
Algonquin or Algonquian—and the variation Algonki(a)n—may refer to:
Languages and peoples
*Algonquian languages, a large subfamily of Native American languages in a wide swath of eastern North America from Canada to Virginia
**Algonquin la ...
(west edge)
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Carpentersville
Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
History
Julius Angelo Carpenter (August 19, 1827 – March 30, 1880) was the fou ...
(partial)
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Elgin
Elgin may refer to:
Places Canada
* Elgin County, Ontario
* Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario
* Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario
* Elgin, Manit ...
(partial)
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Gilberts
The Gilbert Islands (;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this name applied o ...
(vast majority)
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Hampshire
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(east edge)
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Huntley (partial)
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Pingree Grove
Pingree Grove ( ) is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census. However, with rapid development in the following years, the 2010 census indicated 4,532 residents, and the 2020 census was 10,365.
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West Dundee
West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb.
West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville.
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(west edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Binnie Hills at
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Binnie Lakes at
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Freeman
Freeman, free men, Freeman's or Freemans may refer to:
Places United States
* Freeman, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Freeman, Illinois, an unincorporated community
* Freeman, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Freeman, South Dako ...
at
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Starks at
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The Landings at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Airports and landing strips
* Koppie Airport
* Landings Condominium Airport
* Olivers Heliport
* Reid RLA Airport
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Buena Vista and Saint Mary's Catholic.
Major highways
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Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain states, Mountain West, Great Pla ...
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U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. ...
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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 (Wisconsin), Highway 120 near Hebron, Illinois, Hebron, to Illinois Route 10, IL 10, just south of I ...
Demographics
School districts
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Community Unit School District 300
Community Unit School District 300 is a school district headquartered in Algonquin, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. The current superintendent of schools is Susan Harkin.
The district is the 6th largest school district in the St ...
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Huntley Consolidated School District 158
Political districts
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Illinois's 8th congressional district
The 8th congressional district of Illinois is a List of United States congressional districts, congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois that has been represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi since ...
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Illinois's 11th congressional district
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included K ...
* State House District 70
* State Senate District 35
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
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Township Officials of Illinois
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1849 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Kane County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois