Yellowhead Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Yellowhead 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 = Joseph Fetcho
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area_total_km2 = 113.83
area_total_sq_mi = 43.95
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area_land_sq_mi = 43.92
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Yellowhead Township is in the northeast corner of Kankakee County, Illinois. The population was 2,567 at the 2000 census. It includes Grant Park, Petersburg, Sherburnville, and Sollitt.

Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yello Head, whose village was located at Yellowhead Point.

It is located at 41.249727 N, -87.619565 W. It has convert|113.76|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on. (43.92 square miles) of land and 0.067 km². (0.02 square miles) covered by water. It has 958 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 7090 North Bull Creek Road, Grant Park, IL 60940.

External links

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