Batavia Township is in

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. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,221 and it contained 12,892 housing units. The western part of the

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is at the township's eastern edge (formerly in the village of

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), although most of the facility is in neighboring Winfield Township in

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Geography

Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Batavia splits such a square with Geneva Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of , of which (or 97.91%) is land and (or 2.09%) is water.

Cities and towns

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(small part) * Batavia (vast majority) * North Aurora (northern half)

Unincorporated towns

* Mooseheart at

Adjacent townships

* Geneva Township (north) * Winfield Township (east) * Blackberry Township (west) * Aurora Township (south) * Naperville Township (southeast) * Sugar Grove Township (southwest)

School districts

* Batavia Public School District 101 * West Aurora Public School District 129

Cemeteries

The township contains Westside, Eastside, and River Hills cemeteries.

Major highways

* Illinois State Route 56 * Illinois State Route 31 * Illinois State Route 25

Demographics

Notes

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External links

* 1849 establishments in Illinois Townships in Kane County, Illinois Townships in Illinois Populated places established in 1849 {{KaneCountyIL-geo-stub