Big Grove Township, Kendall County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Big Grove Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kendall
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area_total_km2 = 92.54
area_land_km2 = 92.52
area_water_km2 = 0.02
area_total_sq_mi = 35.73
area_land_sq_mi = 35.72
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.02

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1526
population_density_km2 = 16.5
population_density_sq_mi = 42.7

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elevation_m = 229
elevation_ft = 751
latd = 41
latm = 29
lats = 37
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longd = 088
longm = 32
longs = 56
longEW = W

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Big Grove Township occupies the convert|6|mi|km|sing=on square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois.

It is located at 41.518886 N, -88.551058 W. It has 92.51 square kilometers (35.721 square miles) of land and 18,243 square meters (0.00704 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,526. It has 558 housing units. It contains Lisbon and Newark.

Big Grove Township was named after the large grove of hardwoods that dominated the prairies in the township when the first settlers arrived.

U.S. Route 52 crosses the township east to west.

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner.

References

External links

* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Big-Grove-Kendall-IL.html city-data.com]