Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Blackberry 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
Area Total Sq Mi:35.03
Area Land Sq Mi:34.92
Area Water Sq Mi:0.11
Area Water Percent:0.31
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:432.1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:238
Elevation Ft:781
Coordinates:41.8533°N -88.4314°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-089-06262
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0428677
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:15484
Unit Pref:Imperial

Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,090 and it contained 4,988 housing units.[3] Most of its land use is agricultural.

Geography

The major part of the village of Elburn and a small part of the village of North Aurora are incorporated villages in Blackberry Township. The rest belongs to unincorporated Kane County.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.69%) is land and (or 0.31%) is water.[3]

La Fox is a small unincorporated community in Blackberry Township on the train line to Chicago.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated Towns

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.