Aroma Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,157 and it contained 2,203 housing units.[2]

Aroma Township
Township
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°04′34″N 87°46′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
 • SupervisorMorris Scott
Area
 • Total37.98 sq mi (98.4 km2)
 • Land37.06 sq mi (96.0 km2)
 • Water0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)  2.42%
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
4,978
 • Density139.2/sq mi (53.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60901, 60910, 60954, 60964
FIPS code17-091-02245

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.98 square miles (98.4 km2), of which 37.06 square miles (96.0 km2) (or 97.58%) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 2.42%) is water.[2]

Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve and Strasma Park.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Aroma Park, B'nai Israel, Bebe Family, Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Flower, and Leggtown.

Major highways
Junction of the Iroquois River (left) and the Kankakee River

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20164,978[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 3955 South 3250 East Road, St. Anne, IL 60964.

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

School districts
  • Kankakee School District 111
  • Momence Community Unit School District 1

References
  • "Aroma 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 and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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