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Mazon Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,487 and it contained 621 housing units.[2]

Mazon Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°14′28″N 88°25′04″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.14 sq mi (91.0 km2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.01%
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,439
• Density	42.3/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60424, 60444, 60450, 60479
FIPS code	17-063-47800

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.14 square miles (91.0 km²) (or 98.99%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) (or 1.01%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Mazon

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Brookside, Old Mazon, Ward and Wheeler.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• J B Fillman Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	1,439	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Mazon Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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