Fox Township, Kendall County, Illinois

Fox Township
Township
Location in Kendall County
Kendall County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°35′23″N 088°32′29″W / 41.58972°N 88.54139°W / 41.58972; -88.54139Coordinates: 41°35′23″N 088°32′29″W / 41.58972°N 88.54139°W / 41.58972; -88.54139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kendall
Area
• Total	36.64 sq mi (94.9 km2)
• Land	36.17 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.28%
Elevation[1]	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,675
• Density	46.3/sq mi (17.9/km2)
FIPS code	17-27416[2]
GNIS feature ID	0429022

Fox Township occupies the 6 mile square on the western edge of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,675 and it contained 619 housing units.^[3] The township was named after the Fox River, which in turn was likely named after the Fox Tribe of southeastern Wisconsin.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 36.17 square miles (93.7 km²) (or 98.72%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.28%) is water.^[3] It includes the villages of Millbrook and Millington.

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.

References

• "Fox Township, Kendall County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 

	Sandwich Township, DeKalb County	Little Rock Township	Bristol Township
	Northville Township, LaSalle County		Kendall Township
		Fox Township
	Mission Township, LaSalle County	Big Grove Township	Lisbon Township

Municipalities and communities of Kendall County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Yorkville
Cities	Aurora‡ Joliet‡ Plano Sandwich‡ Yorkville
Villages	Lisbon Millbrook Millington‡ Minooka‡ Montgomery‡ Newark‡ Oswego Plainfield‡ Plattville
Townships	Big Grove Bristol Fox Kendall Lisbon Little Rock Na-Au-Say Oswego Seward
CDP	Boulder Hill
Other unincorporated communities	Ament Corners Bristol Central Fox Helmar Kentland Knob Hill Lisbon Center Little Rock Millhurst Nettlecreek Pavilion
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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