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A township of 7,877 people in St. Clair County, Illinois
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Conserved land18%2,022 of 11,082 acres
Trails15 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2257 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Illinois, United States
8,004Population
17.4 sq miArea

Canteen Township is located in St. Clair County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,263 and it contained 4,027 housing units. Canteen Township was formed from Centreville Station Township when it was subdivided on March 5, 1910.

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The public schools Canteen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictEast St Louis SD 189Schools1

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