Sugar Grove Township, Kane County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Sugar Grove Township is one of sixteen townships
in Kane County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 9,595 with 3,384 housing units. The Sugar Grove campus of Waubonsee Community College
is within this township.
, Sugar Grove Township covers an area of 35.19 square miles (91.1 km²); of this, 35.01 square miles (90.7 km²) (99.47 percent) is land and 0.18 square mile (0.4661978598 km²) (0.53 percent) is water. 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 Sugar Grove Library District now covers both Sugar Grove and Blackberry Townships.
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 Kane County
Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 515,269, which is an increase of 27.5% from 404,119 in 2000. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora.- Geography :...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 9,595 with 3,384 housing units. The Sugar Grove campus of Waubonsee Community College
Waubonsee Community College
Waubonsee Community College is a two-year community college, founded in 1966, located in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Its four campuses are located in Sugar Grove, Aurora, and Plano....
is within this township.
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...
, Sugar Grove Township covers an area of 35.19 square miles (91.1 km²); of this, 35.01 square miles (90.7 km²) (99.47 percent) is land and 0.18 square mile (0.4661978598 km²) (0.53 percent) is water. 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.
Government
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.
Cities, towns, villages
- AuroraAurora, IllinoisAurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
(partial) - Big RockBig Rock, IllinoisBig Rock is a small village located at 41.759308 N, 88.537617 W in Kane County, Illinois located approximately fifty miles due west of Chicago, Illinois. It is between the villages of Hinckley and Sugar Grove....
(partial) - MontgomeryMontgomery, IllinoisMontgomery is a village in Kane and Kendall County, Illinois. The population was 5,471 at the 2000 census, and was 14,407 in a 2006 special census...
(partial) - North AuroraNorth Aurora, IllinoisNorth Aurora is village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. A suburb of Chicago, its population was 15,848 at the 2009 census.In its early history, North Aurora was known as "Schneider's Mill" or "Schneider's Crossing" after John Peter Schneider, a German immigrant who established a mill and...
(partial) - Sugar GroveSugar Grove, IllinoisSugar Grove is a far west suburban Chicago village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2000 census. The population was 6,016 in the 2003 special census. The population was 7,958 in the 2005 special census...
(partial)
School districts
- Aurora West Unit School District 129
- Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
- Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
- Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
Political districts
- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 50
- State Senate District 25