Yellowhead Township, Illinois

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**Yellowhead Township**
Government
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Supervisor	Joseph Fetcho
Geographical characteristics
Area
Township	113.83 km² (43.95 sq mi)
Land	113.76 km² (43.92 sq mi)
Water	0.67 km² (0.0259 sq mi) .0588%
Demographics
Population
Township (2000)	2,567
Time zone Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-6) CST (UTC-5)

Yellowhead Township is in the northeast corner of Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 2,567 at the 2000 census. It includes Grant Park, Petersburg, Sherburnville, and Sollitt.

Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yello Head, whose village was located at Yellowhead Point.

It is located at 41.249727 N, -87.619565 W. It has 113.76square km (43.92 square miles) of land and 0.067 square km (0.02 square miles) covered by water. It has 958 housing units.

[edit] Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 7090 North Bull Creek Road, Grant Park, IL 60940.

[edit] External links

City-data.com
Kankankee County Official Site
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Points of Interest	Kankakee State Park \| Sun River Terrace
Higher Education	Kankakee Community College \| Olivet Nazarene University
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