Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Campton Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kane
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area_total_km2 = 89.73
area_land_km2 = 89.43
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 34.65
area_land_sq_mi = 34.53
area_water_sq_mi = 0.12
area_water_percent = 0.33

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 14072
population_density_km2 = 157.4
population_density_sq_mi = 407.5

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elevation_m = 271
elevation_ft = 889
latd = 41
latm = 56
lats = 30
latNS = N
longd = 088
longm = 26
longs = 09
longEW = W

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blank_info = 17-10903GR|2
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Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41.935643 N, -88.432459 W. It is a convert|6|mi|km|0|sing=on square, of which Convert|34.52|mi2|km2 are land and 0.117753 are 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

* 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

External links

* [http://www.camptontownship.com/ Official Homepage]