Fillmore Township (formally Fillmore Consolidated Township) is a township located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 832 and it contained 385 housing units. It contains the village of Fillmore and the unincorporated communities of Chapman and Van Burensburg.
History In 2016, Fillmore Township and South Fillmore Township voted to merge into Fillmore Consolidated Township.
Geography The consolidation with South Fillmore Township expanded Fillmore Township from 36.38 to 60.49 square miles, all of it land.
Demographics
Township Officials Fillmore Consolidated Township elected its most recent board during the April 2017 consolidated election. Two officeholders from Fillmore Township, the Supervisor and Clerk, were reelected while a new highway commissioner and four new trustees were elected.
Office Elected Official Party Took office Residence Supervisor Scot Usher Democratic 2009 Ɨ Fillmore, Illinois Clerk Jeanna Lorton Democratic 2009 Ɨ Fillmore, Illinois Highway Commissioner Brent Harrison Democratic 2017 Fillmore, Illinois Trustee Debbie Davidson Republican 2017 Fillmore, Illinois Trustee Braunda Hopwood Republican 2017 Fillmore, Illinois Trustee Wade Moore Democratic 2017 Coffeen, Illinois Trustee Gene Smith Democratic 2017 Fillmore, Illinois Ɨ Served in this position prior to the consolidation with South Fillmore Township.
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References
External links City-data.com Illinois State Archives Historical Society of Montgomery County