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About Hittle
Township in Illinois, United StatesHittle Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 591 and it contained 254 housing units. Hittle Township was originally called Union Township. The name was changed from Union to Waterford Township on May 20, 1850, and again from Waterford to Armington Township in August, 1850. Armington was changed to Hittle though on November 11 of that same year. The Township is named for pioneer settler George Hittle (1774–1842), one of the four sons of Revolutionary War soldier George Michael Hittle (1741–1828). The younger George Hittle had been born near Fishing Creek, Northumberland County (present-day Columbia County) Pennsylvania. He emigrated to Gr…
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