• Source: Monee Township, Illinois

    • Monee Township is one of 24 townships in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,669 and it contained 6,182 housing units. Monee Township used to be known as Carcy Township, but the name was changed at an unknown date.


    History




    = Raccoon Reservation

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    After the 1832 Treaty of Tippecanoe, daughters of Marie Bailly, an Odawa or Potawatomi woman, were granted 1,280 acres of land in Monee Township surrounding the site of today's Raccoon Grove Nature Preserve. The reservation was purchased by William B. Ogden of Chicago in 1851.


    = Cyclone of 1917

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    On May 26, 1917, Monee Township was hit by a devastating cyclone. The cyclone, which appeared to have multiple tornadoes, was visible from neighboring Peatone, and left a two to three mile wide path of destruction as it moved from west to east through Will County. Crops were damaged, and at least 50 horses and 100 cattle were killed in Monee and Green Garden townships. The cyclone destroyed multiple homes, wrecked an Illinois Central freight train, drove the water out of Monee Reservoir, and made the road through the wooded picnic grounds at Raccoon Grove impassible. Many trees were downed in the village of Monee, but most structures were spared.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.20%) is water. It includes all of Monee, almost all of University Park as well as a small portion of Park Forest.


    = Boundaries

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    Monee Township is bordered by Western Avenue on the east, Steger Road on the north (where Cook County and Will County share a border), Harlem Avenue on the west, and Offner Road on the south.


    = Cities, towns, villages

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    Monee
    University Park (vast majority)
    Park Forest (small portion)


    = Adjacent townships

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    Rich Township, Cook County (north)
    Bloom Township, Cook County (northeast)
    Crete Township (east)
    Washington Township (southeast)
    Will Township (south)
    Peotone Township (southwest)
    Green Garden Township (west)
    Frankfort Township (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

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    The township contains the Saint Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery.


    = Major highways

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    Illinois Route 50
    Interstate 80


    = Lakes

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    Pine Lake


    = Landmarks

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    Raccoon Grove Nature Preserve


    Demographics




    Political districts


    Illinois's 2nd congressional district
    State House District 29
    State House District 80
    State Senate District 15
    State Senate District 40


    References




    External links


    Monee Township official website
    City-data.com
    Illinois State Archives
    Township Officials of Illinois
    Will County official site

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