Sumner Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Sumner Township is one of seventeen townships
in Kankakee County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 879. It was formed as Union Township from part of Yellow Head Township on October 8, 1855; its name changed to Sumner Township on June 27, 1856.
, Sumner Township covers an area of 37.25 square miles (96.5 km²). The land in Sumner Township is predominantly flat, with the exception of a few select areas. The rich, dark prairie soils make the township valuable as farmland. Several small creeks run through the township and flow toward the Kankakee River.
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....
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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 879. It was formed as Union Township from part of Yellow Head Township on October 8, 1855; its name changed to Sumner Township on June 27, 1856.
Township Headquarters
The polling place in Sumner Township is Zion Lutheran Church, which is located in Section 1 in the northeast corner of the township. The road district building is centrally located in the town of Whitaker on 9000 N. Rd.Geography
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, Sumner Township covers an area of 37.25 square miles (96.5 km²). The land in Sumner Township is predominantly flat, with the exception of a few select areas. The rich, dark prairie soils make the township valuable as farmland. Several small creeks run through the township and flow toward the Kankakee River.
Water bodies
Many creeks run at a southwest direction toward the township. They provide drainage for the townships farmland and residences. Three of these creeks begin the Will Township, Sumner Township's neighbor to the north in Will County. These include the Marshall Slough, Rock Creek, and the Exline Slough. The Marshall Slough cuts through Sumner Township in the far northwest corner and quickly cuts into Manteno Township. Rock Creek also cuts quickly through the township before it cuts into Manteno Township a mile south of Sumner Township's northern border. The Exline Slough is the biggest creek in Sumner Township and runs all the way from County Line Road at the north edge of the township to 6000 N. Rd. In Section 30 the Canavan Slough, which starts a mile north of the town of Whitaker, joins up with the Exline Slough. Farr Creek begins a half mile south of the southern border of Sumner Township, in Section 32, before crossing the southern border. Tower Creek starts in the northeast quarter of the township and runs into Ganeer Township which is south of Sumner Township.Adjacent townships
- Will Township, Will CountyWill Township, Will County, IllinoisWill Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 1,568 at the 2000 census. Will Township was formed from the former township of Carey, which included modern day Monee Township and Will Township, in January 1859.-Township Headquarters:...
(north) - Washington Township, Will CountyWashington Township, Will County, IllinoisWashington Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 3,948 at the 2000 census. Washington Township was formed from Crete Township and Sherburn Township on an unknown date.-Bodies of Water:...
(northeast) - Yellowhead TownshipYellowhead Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisYellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,567. Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.-Geography:According to...
(east) - Momence TownshipMomence Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisMomence Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,884. Momence Township is one of the original six townships of Kankakee County, Illinois; when first created the township encompassed land now in Sumner, Ganeer, and...
(southeast) - Ganeer TownshipGaneer Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisGaneer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,222.-History:Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859...
(south) - Bourbonnais TownshipBourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisBourbonnais Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,061.Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene...
(southwest) - Manteno TownshipManteno Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisManteno Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,846, which makes it the third largest township in the county. It was formed from Rockville Township on March 12, 1855.-Geography:...
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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 9315 North 8000 East Road, Grank Park, IL 60940.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 79
- State Senate District 40
School districts
- Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
- Manteno Community Unit School District 5