Little Rock Township occupies the square (with the southeast corner nipped off by the
Fox River) in
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.
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,076 and it contained 4,723 housing units.
Little Rock is named after Little Rock Creek, which flows through the township. The largest settlement in the township is the city of
Plano, from where the township is administered.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.41%) is land and (or 0.59%) is water.
U.S. Route 34
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runs east to west through the township.
Cities and towns
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Plano (majority)
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Sandwich
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(eastern edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Little Rock
( The "Little Rock")
, government_type = Council-manager
, leader_title = Mayor
, leader_name = Frank Scott Jr.
, leader_party = D
, leader_title2 = Council
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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, and Highway Commissioner.
Notes
References
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1849 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Kendall County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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