Manteno Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Manteno Township

Township

Location in Kankakee County

Kankakee County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°15′00″N 87°50′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.25000°N 87.83833°W﻿ / 41.25000; -87.83833
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Kankakee
Established| March 12, 1855
Government

• Supervisor| Alan Williams
Area

• Total| 36.68 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Land| 36.58 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.27%
Elevation

| 689 ft (210 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 10,877
• Density| 305.8/sq mi (118.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60468, 60914, 60950

FIPS code| 17-091-46513

Manteno Township[pronunciation?] is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,185 and it contained 4,525 housing units.[2] It was formed from Rockville Township on March 12, 1855.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.68 square miles (95.0 km2), of which 36.58 square miles (94.7 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bourbonnais (north quarter)
* Bradley (north edge)
* Manteno

### Adjacent townships

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* Peotone Township, Will County (north)
* Will Township, Will County (northeast)
* Sumner Township (east)
* Ganeer Township (southeast)
* Bourbonnais Township (south)
* Rockville Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Elmwood, Saint Joseph and State Hospital.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 57
* U.S. Route 45
* Illinois Route 50

### Airports and landing strips

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* Phipps Airport
* Spangler Airport

### Landmarks

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* Heritage Park

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 10,877| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## Government

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The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 452 Water Tower South, Manteno, IL 60950.

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 34
* State Senate District 17

## School districts

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* Manteno Community Unit School District 5

## References

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* "Manteno Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Kankakee County Official Site
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Municipalities and communities of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Kankakee

Cities|

* Kankakee
* Momence

Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County

Villages|

* Aroma Park
* Bonfield
* Bourbonnais
* Bradley
* Buckingham
* Cabery‡
* Chebanse‡
* Essex
* Grant Park
* Herscher
* Hopkins Park
* Irwin
* Limestone
* Manteno
* Reddick‡
* St. Anne
* Sammons Point
* Sun River Terrace
* Union Hill

Townships|

* Aroma
* Bourbonnais
* Essex
* Ganeer
* Kankakee
* Limestone
* Manteno
* Momence
* Norton
* Otto
* Pembroke
* Pilot
* Rockville
* St. Anne
* Salina
* Sumner
* Yellowhead

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ahern
* Altorf
* Deselm
* Dickeys
* Exline
* Garden of Eden
* Goodrich
* Greenwich
* Illiana Heights
* Illinoi‡
* Indian Oaks
* Leesville
* Lehigh
* Log Cabin Camp
* Saint George
* Sherburnville
* Sollitt
* Sugar Island
* Whitaker
* Wichert

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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