Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Essex Township
Township

Location in Kankakee County

Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′32″N 88°11′19″W / 41.15889°N 88.18861°W / 41.15889; -88.18861Coordinates: 41°09′32″N 88°11′19″W / 41.15889°N 88.18861°W / 41.15889; -88.18861
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Established August 1, 1855
Government
 • Supervisor Don Babjak
Area
 • Total 36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land 35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water 0.59 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.63%
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,414
 • Density 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60424, 60481, 60913, 60917, 60935, 60941, 60961
FIPS code 17-091-24465

Essex Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 686 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 98.37%) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 1.63%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: North Essex and South Essex.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Lagrange Airport
  • Rashs Acres Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,414[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

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 315 North Pine, Essex, IL 60935.

Political districts

School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2
  • Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

References

  • "Essex 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. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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