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Paxton has several bridges over the Canadian National (Illinois Central) mainline.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Paxton has a total area of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km 2), of which 3.04 square miles (7.87 km 2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.23%) is water.
Ford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 13,534. [1] Its county seat is Paxton. [2] Ford County was part of the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area until 2018, when the Office of Management and Budget removed the county from the area.
Patton Township is located in Ford County, Illinois.As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,253 and it contained 2,332 housing units. [1] It was named Prairie City Township when established as a township in Vermilion County; its name was changed to Patton Township on September 14, 1857.
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The neighborhood soon became a favorite residence of African American doctors from the nearby South Chicago Community Hospital. [4] In a community area of above average wealth compared to the Chicago statistical averages, [ 2 ] Pill Hill has above-average affluence compared to the rest of the community area according to the Encyclopedia. [ 1 ]
The buildings were built in 1887 to provide a steady water supply to Paxton. Prior to their construction, Paxton had considerable difficulty with its water supply; a fire which destroyed much of the city's downtown in 1870 had been exacerbated by the fire department's low water supply, and an artesian well project started in 1872 was unsuccessful.
A protest grew, as residents of the neighborhood felt the exposure may lead to a quicker gentrification of the neighborhood. While the protest began somewhat tongue-in-cheek, it soon intensified and there were 11 arrests by the time the cast of the show left the city. [33] Wicker Park is the setting of the 2004 film of the same name.
The township, however, does not include the parts of the city of Chicago (namely, zip code 60655, which is mostly the Mount Greenwood neighborhood) that lie within these boundaries. Near its southern boundary, the township is crossed by the Cal-Sag Channel .