Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois
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| Campton Township | |
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| Coordinates: 41°56′30″N 088°26′09″W / 41.94167°N 88.43583°WCoordinates: 41°56′30″N 088°26′09″W / 41.94167°N 88.43583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.65 sq mi (89.73 km2) |
| • Land | 34.53 sq mi (89.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.33% |
| Elevation[1] | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 14,072 |
| • Density | 407.5/sq mi (157.4/km2) |
| FIPS code | 17-10903[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428755 |
Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is a 6-mile (10 km) square, of which 34.52 square miles (89.4 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) is water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 14,072. It has 4,417 housing units.
The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, residents have been seeking to incorporate much of the unincorporated areas of the township into a new Village of Campton Hills. As of May 2007, most of the township has been incorporated into a village.
Trivia [edit]
- In the 1840s, the family of young Charles Ingalls moved from New York to the tallgrass prairie of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, Illinois.
References [edit]
- "Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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