Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois

Big Grove Township
Township

Location in Kendall County

Kendall County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°29′37″N 088°32′56″W / 41.49361°N 88.54889°W / 41.49361; -88.54889Coordinates: 41°29′37″N 088°32′56″W / 41.49361°N 88.54889°W / 41.49361; -88.54889
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kendall
Area
 • Total 35.8 sq mi (93 km2)
 • Land 35.79 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation[1] 751 ft (229 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[2] 1,720
 • Density 46/sq mi (18/km2)
FIPS code 17-093-05872
GNIS feature ID 0428670

Big Grove Township occupies the 6-mile (9.7 km) square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 654 housing units.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[3] It contains Lisbon and Newark.

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
Est. 20161,720[2]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
Adjacent places of Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois
 Fox Township Kendall Township
Mission Township, LaSalle County Lisbon Township
   Big Grove Township  
Miller Township, LaSalle County Nettle Creek Township, Grundy County Saratoga Township, Grundy County


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