Fox Township, Kendall County, Illinois
Fox Township |
— Township — |
Location in Kendall County |
Kendall County's location in Illinois |
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United States |
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Illinois |
County |
Kendall |
Area |
• Total |
36.67 sq mi (94.97 km2) |
• Land |
36.17 sq mi (93.69 km2) |
• Water |
0.5 sq mi (1.28 km2) 1.35% |
Elevation[1] |
636 ft (194 m) |
Population (2000) |
• Total |
1,257 |
• Density |
34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
FIPS code |
17-27416[2] |
GNIS feature ID |
0429022 |
Fox Township occupies the 6 mile square on the western edge of Kendall County, Illinois.
It is located at 41.596160 N, -88.556926 W. According to the United States Census Bureau, Fox Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95.0 km2); of this, 36.17 square miles (93.7 km2) (98.65 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (1.35 percent) is water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,257. It has 456 housing units. It includes the villages of Millbrook and Millington.
Fox Township was named after the river that bisects the township. The river name is probably a reference to the Fox Tribe, which inhabited southeastern Wisconsin.
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.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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