Kendall Township, Kendall County, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Kendall 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:39.22
Area Land Sq Mi:39.09
Area Water Sq Mi:0.13
Area Water Percent:0.33
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:198
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:208
Elevation Ft:682
Coordinates:41.5878°N -88.4308°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-093-39454
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0429202
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:8503
Unit Pref:Imperial

Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,739 and it contained 2,875 housing units.[3]

Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.

Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950s, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the United City of Yorkville (16 Apr 1957), a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois (unincorporated).

Geography

It is located at 41.619626 N, -88.442966 W. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.[3]

Government

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.Kendall County has its main offices, courthouse, and central County Seat within Yorkville.Kendall Township has published an informational website https://www.toi.org/township/kendall-county-kendall-township

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/20200212200514/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17093 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.