Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois

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Coordinates: 41°29′37″N 088°32′56″W / 41.49361, -88.54889
Big Grove Township
Location in Kendall County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kendall
Area
- Total	35.73 sq mi (92.54 km²)
- Land	35.72 sq mi (92.52 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²) 0.02%
Elevation ^[1]	751 ft (229 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,526
- Density	42.7/sq mi (16.5/km²)
FIPS code	17-05872^[2]
GNIS feature ID	0428670

Big Grove Township occupies the 6-mile (9.7 km) square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois.

It is located at 41.518886 N, -88.551058 W. It has 92.51 square kilometers (35.721 square miles) of land and 18,243 square meters (0.00704 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,526. It has 558 housing units. It contains Lisbon and Newark.

Big Grove Township was named after the large grove of hardwoods that dominated the prairies in the township when the first settlers arrived.

U.S. Route 52 crosses the township east to west.

[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, and Highway Commissioner.

[edit] References

^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

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Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois is at coordinates 41°31′08″N 88°33′04″W / 41.518886, -88.551058Coordinates: 41°31′08″N 88°33′04″W / 41.518886, -88.551058

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Kendall County, Illinois

County seat: Yorkville

Cities	Aurora‡ \| Joliet‡ \| Plano \| Sandwich‡ \| Yorkville

Villages	Lisbon \| Millbrook \| Millington‡ \| Montgomery‡ \| Newark \| Oswego

Townships	Big Grove \| Bristol \| Fox \| Kendall \| Lisbon \| Little Rock \| Na-Au-Say \| Oswego \| Seward

Unincorporated communities	Boulder Hill \| Bristol \| Helmar \| Nettlecreek \| Plattville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v • d • e Chicago Metropolitan Area

Central City	Chicago

Largest cities (over 30,000 in 2000)	Aurora • Berwyn •Calumet City • Chicago Heights • Crystal Lake • DeKalb • Des Plaines • East Chicago • Elgin • Elmhurst • Evanston • Gary • Hammond • Harvey • Highland Park • Joliet • Kenosha • Michigan City • Naperville • North Chicago • Park Ridge • Portage • Waukegan • Wheaton

Largest towns and villages (over 30,000 in 2000)	Addison • Arlington Heights • Bartlett • Bolingbrook • Buffalo Grove • Carol Stream • Carpentersville • Cicero • Downers Grove • Elk Grove Village • Glendale Heights • Glenview • Hanover Park • Hoffman Estates • Lombard • Merrillville • Mount Prospect • Mundelein • Niles • Northbrook • Oak Lawn • Oak Park • Orland Park • Palatine • Schaumburg • Skokie • Streamwood • Tinley Park • Wheeling • Woodridge

Counties	Cook • DeKalb • DuPage • Grundy • Jasper • Kane • Kendall • Kenosha • Lake (Illinois) • Lake (Indiana) • LaPorte • McHenry • Newton • Porter • Will

Sub-Regions	Fox Valley • Golden Corridor • Illinois Technology and Research Corridor • North Shore • Northwest Indiana • Southland

:See also: Illinois