Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Essex Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kankakee
leader_title = Supervisor
leader_name = Robert Bice
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area_total_km2 = 93.74
area_total_sq_mi = 36.19
area_land_km2 = 92.20
area_land_sq_mi = 35.60
area_water_km2 = 1544|area_water_sq_mi = 0596|area_water_percent = 1.64
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Essex Township is occupies a 6 mile square in the northwest corner of Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 1,294 at the 2000 census. It includes the Village of Essex.

It is located at 41.170955 N, -88.190652 W. It has convert|9.22|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (35.60 square miles) of land and convert|1.54|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (0.596 square miles) covered by water. It has 578 housing units.

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 315 North Pine, Essex, IL 60935.

External links

* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Essex-Kankakee-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/ Kankakee County Official Site]