Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Pilot Township
Township
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°03′31″N 88°04′21″W / 41.05861°N 88.07250°WCoordinates: 41°03′31″N 88°04′21″W / 41.05861°N 88.07250°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	March 11, 1857
Government
• Supervisor	Timothy Feller
Area
• Total	49.44 sq mi (128.0 km^2)
• Land	49.44 sq mi (128.0 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,086
• Density	42.2/sq mi (16.3/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60901, 60913, 60917, 60922, 60941
GNIS feature ID	0429564

Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,086 and it contained 859 housing units.^[1] It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.44 square miles (128.0 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Herscher

Unincorporated towns

• Dickeys at 41°03′03″N 88°02′14″W / 41.050865°N 88.037268°W
• Goodrich at 41°06′32″N 88°03′29″W / 41.108921°N 88.058104°W
• Lehigh at 41°06′37″N 88°01′05″W / 41.11031°N 88.018103°W

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

Extinct towns

• Pilot Center at 41°03′27″N 88°04′33″W / 41.057532°N 88.075881°W

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

• Salina Township (north)
• Limestone Township (northeast)
• Otto Township (east)
• Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
• Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south)
• Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest)
• Norton Township (west)
• Essex Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

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 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

School districts

• Herscher Community Unit School District 2

References

• "Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "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

• Kankankee County Official Site
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives