Official Name: | Big Grove Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kendall County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Kendall County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kendall |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 46 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 229 |
Elevation Ft: | 751 |
Coordinates: | 41.4936°N -88.5489°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-093-05872 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0428670 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Est: | 1720 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Big Grove Township occupies the 6miles square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 654 housing units.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[3] It contains Newark and portions of Lisbon.
U.S. Route 52 crosses the township east to west.
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.