Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Essex Township is one of seventeen townships
in Kankakee County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,294.
, Essex Township covers an area of 36.19 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²) (98.36 percent) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.64 percent) is water.
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 Kankakee County
Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 113,449, which is an increase of 9.3% from 103,833 in 2000. Its county seat is Kankakee....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,294.
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...
, Essex Township covers an area of 36.19 square miles (93.7 km²); of this, 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²) (98.36 percent) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.64 percent) is water.
Adjacent townships
- Reed Township, Will CountyReed Township, Will County, IllinoisReed Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 6,051 at the 2000 census. Reed Township was originally named Clinton Township, but was changed on June 10, 1850.- External links :****...
(north) - Custer Township, Will CountyCuster Township, Will County, IllinoisCuster Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 1,463 at the 2000 census. Custer Township was formed from Reed Township and Wilmington Township at an unknown date....
(northeast) - Salina TownshipSalina Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisSalina Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317. It was formed from part of Limestone Township on April 7, 1854.-Geography:...
(east) - Pilot TownshipPilot Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisPilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,065. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Norton TownshipNorton Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisNorton Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 1,067. Norton Township was organized in 1857 out of Essex Township.-Geography:...
(south) - Greenfield Township, Grundy CountyGreenfield Township, Grundy County, IllinoisGreenfield Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 940.-Geography:...
(west) - Braceville Township, Grundy CountyBraceville Township, Grundy County, IllinoisBraceville Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,895.-Geography:...
(northwest)
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
- 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
School districts
- Herscher Community Unit School District 2
- Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U