Official Name: | Limestone 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: | Marcie KolbergTownship Clerk = Richard J Berns = |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | May 9, 1853 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.39 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 2.46 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 124.7 |
Elevation M: | 198 |
Elevation Ft: | 650 |
Coordinates: | 41.1333°N -145°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60901, 60913 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-091-43497 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 4877 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,035 and it contained 1,928 housing units.[2] Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.54%) is land and (or 2.46%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Limestone and Schreffler.
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 5030 West Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901.