Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Blount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.

History
Blount Township was established in 1856 from portions of Newell and Pilot townships. It was originally named after John C. Frémont, the Republican candidate for president that year. Democrats objected, and the township was named after early settler Abraham Blount.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.72 sqmi, of which 51.36 sqmi (or 99.30%) is land and 0.36 sqmi (or 0.70%) is water. The northwestern portion of the county seat of Danville extends into the southeast portion of the township, as does a portion of Lake Vermilion.

Cities and towns

 * Danville, the county seat (northwest edge)

Extinct towns

 * Grumle Corner
 * Higginsville
 * Jamesburg
 * Johnsonville
 * Moore's Corner
 * Snider
 * Vernal

Adjacent townships

 * South Ross Township (northeast)
 * Newell Township (east)
 * Danville Township (southeast)
 * Catlin Township (south)
 * Oakwood Township (southwest)
 * Pilot Township (west)
 * Middlefork Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Gordon, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Newell Grove, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 136.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 136
 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] Illinois State Route 1

Airports and landing strips

 * Flying B Ranch Airport
 * Melody Field

School districts

 * Bismarck Henning Consolidated Unit School District
 * Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
 * Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

Political districts

 * Illinois' 15th congressional district
 * State House District 104
 * State Senate District 52