Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships
in Kankakee County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 4,659. Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.
, Limestone Township covers an area of 41.36 square miles (107.1 km²); of this, 40.31 square miles (104.4 km²) (97.45 percent) is land and 1.05 square miles (2.7 km²) (2.55 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Kankakee County
Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 113,449, which is an increase of 9.3% from 103,833 in 2000. Its county seat is Kankakee....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 4,659. Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Limestone Township covers an area of 41.36 square miles (107.1 km²); of this, 40.31 square miles (104.4 km²) (97.45 percent) is land and 1.05 square miles (2.7 km²) (2.55 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- KankakeeKankakee, IllinoisKankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,561, and 26,840 as of a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Kankakee County...
(west edge) - LimestoneLimestone, IllinoisLimestone is a village in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois . It was incorporated in 2006 and had an estimated population of 1,646 in 2009....
Unincorporated towns
- Greenwich at 41.1183655°N 87.9269886°W
- Hillside Manor at 41.1155877°N 87.9478226°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Rockville TownshipRockville Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisRockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 786. It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created...
(north) - Bourbonnais TownshipBourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisBourbonnais Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,061.Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene...
(northeast) - Kankakee TownshipKankakee Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisKankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 28,029. This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.-Geography:...
(east) - Otto TownshipOtto Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisOtto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,430. It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11,...
(southeast) - Pilot TownshipPilot Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisPilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,065. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Salina TownshipSalina Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisSalina Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,317. It was formed from part of Limestone Township on April 7, 1854.-Geography:...
(west) - Custer Township, Will CountyCuster Township, Will County, IllinoisCuster Township is located in Will County, Illinois. The population was 1,463 at the 2000 census. Custer Township was formed from Reed Township and Wilmington Township at an unknown date....
(northwest)
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 5030 West Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901.Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional districtIllinois' 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...
- State House District 75
- State Senate District 38