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Township in Illinois, United States

Campton Township
Township
Location in Kane County
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°56′30″N 088°26′09″W / 41.94167°N 88.43583°W / 41.94167; -88.43583
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kane
Area
• Total	34.48 sq mi (89.3 km)
• Land	34.36 sq mi (89.0 km)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km) 0.35%
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population
• Estimate	17,564
• Density	499.9/sq mi (193.0/km)
FIPS code	17-089-10903
GNIS feature ID	0428755

Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,174 and it contained 5,662 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, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.48 square miles (89.3 km), of which 34.36 square miles (89.0 km) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km) (or 0.35%) is water.

Cities, Towns, Villages

Campton Hills (vast majority)
Elburn (small portion)
Elgin (small portion)
Lily Lake
St. Charles (small portion)

Unincorporated Towns

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	17,564
U.S. Decennial Census

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

"Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Geneva
Cities	Aurora‡ Batavia‡ Elgin‡ Geneva St. Charles‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County
Villages	Algonquin‡ Barrington Hills‡ Bartlett‡ Big Rock Burlington Campton Hills Carpentersville East Dundee‡ Elburn Gilberts Hampshire‡ Huntley‡ Kaneville Lily Lake Maple Park‡ Montgomery‡ North Aurora Pingree Grove Sleepy Hollow South Elgin Sugar Grove Virgil Wayne‡ West Dundee
Townships	Aurora Batavia Big Rock Blackberry Burlington Campton Dundee Elgin Geneva Hampshire Kaneville Plato Rutland St. Charles Sugar Grove Virgil
CDP	Prestbury
Other unincorporated communities	Allens Corners Almora Bald Mound Bowes Five Island Park Freeman La Fox Mooseheart North Plato Nottingham Woods Plato Center Rainbow Hills Starks Thornwood Udina Valley View Wasco
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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