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Township in Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fillmore Township (formally Fillmore Consolidated Township) is a township located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 832 and it contained 385 housing units.[1] It contains the village of Fillmore and the unincorporated communities of Chapman and Van Burensburg.
Fillmore Township | |
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.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°06′03″N 89°18′24″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Montgomery |
| Settled | November 5, 1872 |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.49 sq mi (156.7 km2) |
| • Land | 60.49 sq mi (156.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 832 |
| • Density | 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-135-26090 |
In 2016, Fillmore Township and South Fillmore Township voted to merge into Fillmore Consolidated Township.[2]
The consolidation with South Fillmore Township expanded Fillmore Township from 36.38 to 60.49 square miles, all of it land.[3][1]
Fillmore Consolidated Township elected its most recent board during the April 2017 consolidated election. Two officeholders from Fillmore Township, the Supervisor and Clerk, were reelected while a new highway commissioner and four new trustees were elected.[5]
| Office | Elected Official | Party | Took Office | Residence |
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| Supervisor | Scot Usher | Democratic | 2009 Ɨ | Fillmore, Illinois |
| Clerk | Jeanna Lorton | Democratic | 2009 Ɨ | Fillmore, Illinois |
| Highway Commissioner | Brent Harrison | Democratic | 2017 | Fillmore, Illinois |
| Trustee | Debbie Davidson | Republican | 2017 | Fillmore, Illinois |
| Trustee | Braunda Hopwood | Republican | 2017 | Fillmore, Illinois |
| Trustee | Wade Moore | Democratic | 2017 | Coffeen, Illinois |
| Trustee | Gene Smith | Democratic | 2017 | Fillmore, Illinois |
Ɨ Served in this position prior to the consolidation with South Fillmore Township.
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