Essex Township is one of seventeen

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in Kankakee County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 686 housing units.

History

The now lost towns of Tracy, Oklahoma, and Clarke City, which housed

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in the 1800s, were located in Essex Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.37%) is land and (or 1.63%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

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Adjacent townships

* Reed Township, Will County (north) * Custer Township, Will County (northeast) * Salina Township (east) * Pilot Township (southeast) * Norton Township (south) * Greenfield Township, Grundy County (west) * Braceville Township, Grundy County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: North Essex and South Essex.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Lagrange Airport * Rashs Acres Airport

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. The Township Office is located at 315 North Pine, Essex, IL 60935.

Political districts

* Illinois's 11th congressional district * State House District 75 * State Senate District 38

School districts

* Herscher Community Unit School District 2 * Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Kankakee County Official Site

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