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Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Kendall

GNIS feature ID
  
0429511

Population
  
50,870 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

FIPS code
  
17-56900

Elevation
  
202 m

Local time
  
Monday 1:40 PM

Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 86% Humidity

University
  
Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology

Oswego Township occupies the 6-mile-square-plus additional land to the south of the Fox River in northeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,870 and it contained 17,914 housing units.

Contents

Map of Oswego Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.58 square miles (105.1 km2), of which 39.94 square miles (103.4 km2) (or 98.42%) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.58%) is water.

U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 34 run east to west through the township. IL 25, IL 31 and IL 71 also run through the township. Today, the township has become predominantly a suburb of Chicago.

Cities and towns

  • Aurora (partial)
  • Montgomery (partial)
  • Oswego (majority)
  • Plainfield (partial)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Boulder Hill
  • 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 84 Templeton Drive, Suite 104 Oswego, IL 60543

    References

    Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois Wikipedia