Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Ganeer Township
Township
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′19″N 87°42′41″W / 41.15528°N 87.71139°W / 41.15528; -87.71139Coordinates: 41°09′19″N 87°42′41″W / 41.15528°N 87.71139°W / 41.15528; -87.71139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	May 9, 1853
Government
• Supervisor	Michael Hemphil
Area
• Total	40.25 sq mi (104.2 km²)
• Land	39.92 sq mi (103.4 km²)
• Water	0.34 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.84%
Elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,215
• Density	80.5/sq mi (31.1/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60901, 60914, 60940, 60954, 60964
GNIS feature ID	0429038

Ganeer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,215 and it contained 1,411 housing units.^[1]

History

Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859. The township was excised from land in Momence Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.25 square miles (104.2 km²), of which 39.92 square miles (103.4 km²) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Momence (partial)
Sun River Terrace (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Sumner Township (north)
Yellowhead Township (northeast)
Momence Township (east)
Pembroke Township (southeast)
St. Anne Township (south)
Aroma Township (southwest)
Bourbonnais Township (west)
Kankakee Township (west)
Manteno Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Momence, Mount Airy, Saint George and Saint Patricks.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Saint George Airport

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 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.

Political districts

Illinois' 11th congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 40

School districts

Manteno Community Unit School District 5
Momence Community Unit School District 1
Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

References

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.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Kankakee

Cities	Kankakee Momence

Villages	Aroma Park Bonfield Bourbonnais Bradley Buckingham Cabery‡ Chebanse‡ Essex Grant Park Herscher Hopkins Park Irwin Limestone Manteno Reddick‡ St. Anne Sammons Point Sun River Terrace Union Hill

Townships	Aroma Bourbonnais Essex Ganeer Kankakee Limestone Manteno Momence Norton Otto Pembroke Pilot Rockville St. Anne Salina Sumner Yellowhead

Unincorporated communities	Ahern Altorf Clarke City Deselm Dickeys Doney Edgetown Eldridge Exline Flickerville Frielings Garden of Eden Goodrich Greenwich Illiana Heights Illinoi‡ Indian Oaks Leesville Lehigh Litchfield Log Cabin Camp Otto Puder River St. Anne Woods Saint George Shadow Lawn Sherburnville Sollitt Sugar Island Tallmadge Whitaker Wichert Woodland Yeager

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

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