Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois
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Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois
. It is a 6 miles (10 km) square, of which 34.52 mi2 is land and 0.12 square mile (0.3107985732 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.
Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 515,269, which is an increase of 27.5% from 404,119 in 2000. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora.- Geography :...
. It is a 6 miles (10 km) square, of which 34.52 mi2 is land and 0.12 square mile (0.3107985732 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
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, 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
Campton Hills, Illinois
Campton Hills is a village in Kane County, Illinois and is a far western suburb of Chicago. The population of the village is estimated to be between 11,000 and 12,500....
. As of May 2007, most of the township has been incorporated into a village.
Trivia
- In the 1840s, the family of young Charles IngallsCharles IngallsCharles Phillip Ingalls was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House on the Prairie series of books...
moved from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to the tallgrass prairiePrairiePrairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, IllinoisElgin, IllinoisElgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
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