Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
# Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Martinton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 943 and it contained 460 housing units. Buchanan Township formed from a portion of Papineau Township, then known as Wygant Township, in September 1857; its name was changed to Martinton Township on an unknown date.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 54.41 square miles (140.9 $km^2),$ of which 54.22 square miles (140.4 $km^2)$ (or 99.65%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 $km^2)$ (or 0.35%) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* Martinton

### Extinct towns

* Freedville at 40°51′39″N 87°44′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.860868°N 87.74309°W﻿ / 40.860868; -87.74309

### Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Greentown, Mount Olivet, Old Burg and Teege.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 52
* Illinois Route 1

## School districts

* Donovan Community Unit School District 3
* Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

## Political districts

* Illinois' 15th congressional district
* State House District 79
* State Senate District 40
