Patton Township, Ford County, Illinois

Patton Township
Township

Location in Ford County

Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°26′47″N 88°08′23″W / 40.44639°N 88.13972°WCoordinates: 40°26′47″N 88°08′23″W / 40.44639°N 88.13972°W
Country United States
State Illinois
County Ford
Established November 6, 1860
Area
 • Total 61.37 sq mi (158.9 km2)
 • Land 61.28 sq mi (158.7 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation 761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,358
 • Density 87.4/sq mi (33.7/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 60949, 60957
GNIS feature ID 0429533

Patton Township is located in Ford County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,358 and it contained 2,304 housing units.[1] It was named Prairie City Township when established as a township in Vermilion County; its name was changed to Patton Township on September 14, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.37 square miles (158.9 km2), of which 61.28 square miles (158.7 km2) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[1]

Paxton

Paxton, the county seat, is the largest town in Patton Township.

Perdueville

Perdueville is an unincorporated area in section 9 of Patton township. Extant structures include a grain elevator which is still in service next to the rail grade, now removed. The Perdueville Pheasant Habitat Area is located in section 32 of the township.[2] The habitat area was purchased in 1995 and consists of 122 acres (0.49 km2).[3]

Perdueville grain elevator in section 9 of the township.

Ten Mile Grove

Ten Mile Grove is said to be the earliest settlement in Patton Township with about a dozen families residing there in 1853. It was located on the Danville-Ottawa road and named such because it was ten miles (16 km) from the nearest settlement.[4] The grove is partly contained in the Howard Thomas Memorial Nature Preserve. The preserve, containing many Bur oak, sustained damage in a 2004 wind storm which felled numerous trees. Thirty to fifty percent of trees were felled in some portions, especially the western part. Volunteers cleared trees from the trails, one of which had 17 trees blocking it.[5]

Sign marking Ten Mile Grove

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Farmersville, Glen, Hall, Meharry, Pells Park, Prospect and Ten Mile Grove.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ↑ Perdueville Habitat Area Hunter Fact Sheet
  3. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times. Rainy and gray -- perfect day: Hunting in Pheasant Habitat Area.
  4. ↑ The Pantagraph. Landmark barn to be restored; Foundation helps project in area of Ten Mile Grove. April 18, 2005.
  5. ↑ The Pantagraph. (Bloomington, Illinois) Grove's return came naturally. January 30, 2006.

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