Official Name: | Sugar Grove Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Kane County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kane |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.51 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 556.9 |
Elevation M: | 213 |
Elevation Ft: | 699 |
Coordinates: | 41.7692°N -88.43°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60119, 60506, 60511, 60554 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-089-73404 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 20620 |
Sugar Grove Township is one of sixteen townships in Kane County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,618 and it contained 6,963 housing units.[2] The Sugar Grove campus of Waubonsee Community College is within this township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.49%) is land and (or 0.51%) is water.[2] The township encompasses an area that extends to Orchard Road to the east, Baseline Road (Route 30) to the south, Dugan Road to the west and Seavey Road/Tanner Road to the north.
The town hall is located at 70 West First Street Sugar Grove, IL. The township is led by an elected supervisor and four trustees. The other elected officials are the assessor, clerk and highway commissioner.
The Sugar Grove Library District now covers both Sugar Grove and Blackberry Townships.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Jericho and Sugar Grove.