Kendall Township, Kendall County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois
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It is located at 41.619626 N, -88.442966 W. It has 101.455 km². (39.1721 square miles) of land and 349,570 square meters (0.13497 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 4,636. It has 1,622 housing units.
Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall
, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.
Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950's, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the Unified City of Yorkville, a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois.
Kendall County has its main offices, courthouse, and central County Seat within Yorkville.
Kendall County, Illinois
Kendall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 114,736, which is an increase of 110% from 54,544 in 2000. It was the fastest-growing county in the United States between the years 2000 and...
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It is located at 41.619626 N, -88.442966 W. It has 101.455 km². (39.1721 square miles) of land and 349,570 square meters (0.13497 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 4,636. It has 1,622 housing units.
Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall was an American politician who served as U.S. Postmaster General under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. Many historians regard Kendall as the intellectual force behind Andrew Jackson's presidential administration, and an influential figure in the transformation of America from an...
, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.
Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950's, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the Unified City of Yorkville, a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois.
Government
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner.Kendall County has its main offices, courthouse, and central County Seat within Yorkville.