The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusNorton Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 936 and it contained 394 housing units. Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 978 to 936 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Norton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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