Seward Township occupies the 6 mile square in southeast corner 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. Kendal ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,455 and it contained 1,451 housing units.

History

Franklin was the original name of Seward Township. On November 14, 1850, the name changed to Seward, after

William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States Senator. A determined oppon ...

, who served as governor of New York State and as a U.S. Senator from New York as well as Secretary of State in the Lincoln Administration.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.60%) is land and (or 0.40%) is water. It contains portions of

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and Joliet.

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crosses the township east to west, and

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runs along the southern boundary of the township.

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.

References

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