Batavia Township, Kane County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Batavia Township
Settlement Type:Township
Image Map1:Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County.svg
Mapsize1:150px
Map Caption1:Kane County's location in Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kane
Established Title:Established
Area Total Sq Mi:18.7
Area Land Sq Mi:18.31
Area Water Sq Mi:0.39
Area Water Percent:2.09
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:1923.9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:41.8331°N -88.3164°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-089-04091
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0428640
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:35862
Unit Pref:Imperial

Batavia Township is in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,221 and it contained 12,892 housing units.[3] The western part of the United States Department of Energy's Fermilab is at the township's eastern edge (formerly in the village of Weston), although most of the facility is in neighboring Winfield Township in DuPage County.

Geography

Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Batavia splits such a 6miles square with Geneva Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of, of which (or 97.91%) is land and (or 2.09%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

School districts

Cemeteries

The township contains Westside, Eastside, and River Hills cemeteries.

Major highways

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212202435/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17089 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.