Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Ganeer 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 = Michael Hemphil
established_title = Established
established_date = 1859
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area_total_km2 = 104.11
area_total_sq_mi = 40.20
area_land_km2 = 103.40
area_land_sq_mi = 39.92
area_water_km2 = 0.70
area_water_sq_mi = 0271|area_water_percent = .676
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Ganeer Township is occupies a 6 mile by 7 mile rectangle west of the City of Kankakee in Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 3,222 at the 2000 census. It includes most of Sun River Terrace and a portion of Momence.

It is located at 41.151894 N, -87.702760 W. It has convert|103.40|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (39.92 square miles) of land and 0.703 km². (0.271 square miles) covered by water. It has 1,302 housing units.

Ganeer Township came into being in February 1859. The Township was excised from land in Momence Township.

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 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.

External links

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