Yellowhead Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Yellowhead Township
Township

Location in Kankakee County

Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W / 41.25222; -87.59611Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W / 41.25222; -87.59611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Established May 9, 1853
Government
 • Supervisor Joseph Fetcho
Area
 • Total 43.93 sq mi (113.8 km2)
 • Land 43.9 sq mi (114 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.07%
Elevation 696 ft (212 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 2,600
 • Density 61.5/sq mi (23.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60401, 60940, 60954
FIPS code 17-091-83856

Yellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,700 and it contained 1,065 housing units.[2] Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.93 square miles (113.8 km2), of which 43.9 square miles (114 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Paul Lutheran, Scherburnville Christian and Union Corner.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Love Field
  • Mussman Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20162,600[1]
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, highway commissioner and supervisor. The township office is located at 7090 North Bull Creek Road, Grant Park, IL 60940.

Political districts

School districts

  • Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

References

  • "Yellowhead 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. ↑ Houde, Mary Jean; John Klasey (1968) Of the People, a Popular History of Kankakee County, General Printing Co, Chicago.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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