Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
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Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships
Civil township
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 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
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, USA
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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, its population was 2,065. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township
Salina Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Salina 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:...

 on March 11, 1857.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, Pilot Township covers an area of 49.47 square miles (128.1 km²).

Unincorporated towns

  • Dickeys at 41.0508654°N 88.0372684°W
  • Goodrich at 41.1089209°N 88.0581043°W
  • Lehigh at 41.1103098°N 88.0181027°W

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

Extinct towns

  • Pilot Center at 41.0575321°N 88.0758811°W

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

Adjacent townships

  • Salina Township
    Salina Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Salina 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:...

     (north)
  • Limestone Township
    Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,659. Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.-Geography:...

     (northeast)
  • Otto Township
    Otto Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,430. It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11,...

     (east)
  • Chebanse Township, Iroquois County
    Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
    Chebanse Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,061.-Geography:...

     (southeast)
  • Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County
    Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
    Milks Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 177. Milks Grove Township formed from a portion of Chebanse Township on an unknown date, but before 1921...

     (south)
  • Rogers Township, Ford County
    Rogers Township, Ford County, Illinois
    Rogers Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 414. It was formed as Grant Township from a portion of Stockton Township in September, 1863; its name was changed to Rogers Township on May 9, 1864.-Geography:According to the...

     (southwest)
  • Norton Township
    Norton Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Norton 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:...

     (west)
  • Essex Township
    Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
    Essex Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,294.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Essex Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Reed Township, Will...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

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 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.

Political districts

  • Illinois' 11th congressional district
    Illinois' 11th congressional district
    The 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

External links

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