Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Country	United States
Blount Township
Location in Vermilion County
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1856
Area
- Total	51.8 sq mi (134.15 km²)
- Land	51.4 sq mi (133.12 km²)
- Water	0.4 sq mi (1.03 km²) 1%
Population (2000)
- Total	3,325
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	17-06678^[1]
GNIS feature ID	0428686

Blount Township is located in Vermilion County, Illinois. The population was 3,325 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Blount Township covers an area of 51.73 square miles. The northwestern portion of the county seat of Danville extends into the southeast portion of the township, as does a portion of Lake Vermilion. According to the USGS, it contains ten cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.

[edit] History

Blount Township was established in 1856.

[edit] References

^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois

County seat: Danville

Cities	Danville \| Georgetown \| Hoopeston

Villages	Allerton \| Alvin \| Belgium \| Bismarck \| Catlin \| Fairmount \| Fithian \| Henning \| Indianola \| Muncie \| Oakwood \| Potomac \| Rankin \| Ridge Farm \| Rossville \| Sidell \| Tilton \| Westville

Townships	Blount \| Butler \| Carroll \| Catlin \| Danville \| Elwood \| Georgetown \| Grant \| Jamaica \| Love \| McKendree \| Middlefork \| Newell \| Oakwood \| Pilot \| Ross \| Sidell \| South Ross \| Vance

Unincorporated communities	Armstrong \| Batestown \| Central Park \| Cheneyville \| Clarence \| Collison \| East Lynn \| Hartshorn \| Hegeler \| Hillery \| Jamaica \| Newtown \| Olivet