New Lenox Township, Will County, Illinois

New Lenox Township
—  Township  —
Location in Will County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	June 10, 1850
Government
– Supervisor	William McCollum
Area
– Total	35.8 sq mi (92.71 km2)
– Land	35.7 sq mi (92.46 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  1%
Population (2000)
– Total	29,730
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website	http://www.newlenox.org

New Lenox Township is located in the heart Will County, Illinois on US Route 30 and Interstate 80. The population was 29,730 at the 2000 census. New Lenox Township has thirty-six square miles within its jurisdiction. It serves almost all of the Village of New Lenox and parts of the individual municipalities of Mokena, Homer Glen, Joliet and, of course, the entire unincorporated areas of the New Lenox community. New Lenox Township changed its name from Vernon Township on June 10, 1850.

Current Officials

• Bill McCollum - Supervisor
• Bonnie Hernandez - Assessor
• Dennis McPartlin - Road Commissioner
• Jeanne Meeks - Collector
• Michael Hickey - Trustee
• Larry Wennlund - Trustee
• Martin Boban - Trustee
• Barbara Kaupas - Trustee
• Annette Boyd - Clerk

External links

• New Lenox Township Official Site

• New Lenox Township Clerk Site

New Lenox was also known as Spencer during the early 1900s.

Coordinates: 41°30′41″N 87°57′52″W / 41.51139°N 87.96444°W / 41.51139; -87.96444