Official Name: | Momence 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: | David Clifton |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | May 9, 1853 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.92 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.10 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 90 |
Elevation M: | 189 |
Elevation Ft: | 620 |
Coordinates: | 41.1625°N -87.5958°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60940, 60954 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-091-49906 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 3682 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Momence Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,820 and it contained 1,655 housing units.[2] Momence Township is one of the original six townships of Kankakee County, Illinois; when first created the township encompassed land now in Sumner, Ganeer, and Pembroke Townships. It was a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.90%) is land and (or 1.10%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Judes and Shrontz.
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 203 East River Street, Momence, IL 60954.