Fox Township occupies the 6 mile square on the western edge of
Kendall County, Illinois
Kendall County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 131,869. Its county seat is Yorkville, and its most populous municipality is Oswego.
Kenda ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,675 and it contained 619 housing units.
The township was named after the Fox River, which in turn was likely named after the Fox Tribe of southeastern
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.72%) is land and (or 1.28%) is water.
It includes the villages of
Millbrook and
Millington.
Demographics
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.
References
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Townships in Kendall County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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