Martinton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 943 and it contained 460 housing units. Buchanan Township formed from a portion of Papineau Township, then known as Wygant Township, in September 1857; its name was changed to Martinton Township on an unknown date. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water. Cities, towns, villages Martinton Extinct towns Freedville at Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Greentown, Mount Olivet, Old Burg and Teege. Major highways U.S. Route 52 Illinois Route 1 Demographics School districts Donovan Community Unit School District 3 Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9 Political districts Illinois' 15th congressional district State House District 79 State Senate District 40 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in Iroquois County, Illinois 1857 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1857 Townships in Illinois