Aux Sable Township, Grundy County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Aux Sable Township is one of seventeen townships
in Grundy County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 4,525.
, Aux Sable Township covers an area of 30.32 square miles (78.5 km²); of this, 28.98 square miles (75.1 km²) (95.59 percent) is land and 1.34 square miles (3.5 km²) (4.41 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Grundy County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 4,525.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Aux Sable Township covers an area of 30.32 square miles (78.5 km²); of this, 28.98 square miles (75.1 km²) (95.59 percent) is land and 1.34 square miles (3.5 km²) (4.41 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- ChannahonChannahon, IllinoisChannahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 12,560 at the 2010 census. Channahon is also the name of the township in which most of the village resides...
(west half) - MinookaMinooka, IllinoisMinooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,924 at the 2010 census. Minooka currently has two high schools in its district, a campus for juniors and seniors and a newer campus for freshman and sophomores. Minooka School District 201 ...
(southwest three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Aux Sable at 41.3947534°N 88.3286763°W
- Sand Ridge at 41.4239199°N 88.3264543°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Major highways
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Interstate 80Interstate 80Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area... -
U.S. Route 6U.S. Route 6U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...
Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional districtIllinois' 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38