Country United States County Kendall GNIS feature ID 0429202 Area 101.6 km² Local time Saturday 7:30 PM | State Illinois FIPS code 17-39454 Elevation 208 m Population 7,739 (2010) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 32% Humidity Points of interest Hoover Forest Preserve, Yorkville School, Meadowhawk Lodge, Harris Forest Preserve, Richard Young Forest Pr | ||
Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,739 and it contained 2,875 housing units.
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Map of Kendall Township, IL, USA
Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.
Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950s, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the United City of Yorkville (16 Apr 1957), a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois (unincorporated).
Geography
It is located at 41.619626 N, -88.442966 W. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.22 square miles (101.6 km2), of which 39.09 square miles (101.2 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.
Government
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner. Kendall County has its main offices, courthouse, and central County Seat within Yorkville.