Official Name: | Ganeer Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Kankakee County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Michael Hemphil |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | May 9, 1853 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.25 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.92 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.34 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.84 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 80.5 |
Elevation M: | 187 |
Elevation Ft: | 614 |
Coordinates: | 41.1553°N -87.7114°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60901, 60914, 60940, 60954, 60964 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-091-28456 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 3099 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Ganeer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,215 and it contained 1,411 housing units.[2]
Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859. The township was excised from land in Momence Township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.18%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Momence, Mount Airy, Saint George and Saint Patricks.
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 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.