Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Limestone 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 Bossert
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area_total_km2 = 107.13
area_total_sq_mi = 41.36
area_land_km2 = 104.40
area_land_sq_mi = 40.31
area_water_km2 = 2.73
area_water_sq_mi = 1055|area_water_percent = 2.55
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Limestone Township is one of the six original townships of Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 4,659 at the 2000 census. It is located immediately west of the City of Kankakee and contains a small portion of that city. The Village of Limestone is also located within the Township.

It is located at 41.127932 N, -87.941204 W. It has 104.397 km². (40.31 square miles) of land and convert|2.73|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (1.05 square miles) covered by water. It has 1,693 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 5030 West Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901.

External links

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