Norton Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°03′33″N 88°11′09″W / 41.05917°N 88.18583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kankakee |
Established | March 11, 1857 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Judy Zehr |
Area | |
• Total | 49.78 sq mi (128.9 km2) |
• Land | 49.78 sq mi (128.9 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 947 |
• Density | 19.6/sq mi (7.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60917, 60919, 60941, 60961, 60969 |
FIPS code | 17-091-54352 |
Norton Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 978 and it contained 400 housing units.[2] Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.