Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois Explained

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.

Geography

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]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Judes and Shrontz.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Rivers

Lakes

Landmarks

Government

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.

Political districts

School districts

References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201352/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17091 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.

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