Seward Township occupies the 6 mile square in southeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois

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 41.502980 N, -88.304570 W. It has 90.533 km². (34.955 square miles) of land and 502,684 square meters (0.1941 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 846. It has 288 housing units.

It contains portions of Minooka

Minooka, Illinois

Minooka 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 ...

 and Joliet

Joliet, Illinois

Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...

. U.S. Route 52

U.S. Route 52

U.S. Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern, eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S...

 crosses the township east to west, and I-80 runs along the southern boundary of the township.

Franklin was the original name of Seward Township. On November 14, 1850, the name changed to Seward, after William H. Seward

William H. Seward

William Henry Seward, Sr. was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson...

, who served as governor of New York State and as a U.S. Senator from New York as well as Secretary of State

Secretary of State

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in the Lincoln Administration.

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.