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°WCoordinates: 41°29′37″N 088°32′56″W / 41.49361°N 88.54889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kendall
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (93 km^2)
• Land	35.79 sq mi (92.7 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation[1]	751 ft (229 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,647
• Density	46/sq mi (18/km^2)
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. 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.

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

• "Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• city-data.com