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Kankakee County
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Illinois
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,396 and it contained 537 housing units.
It was formed from part of Limestone Township on April 7, 1854.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Bonfield
Unincorporated towns
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Frielings at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Rockville Township (northeast)
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Limestone Township (east)
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Pilot Township (south)
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Essex Township (west)
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Custer Township, Will County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Beach, Bonfield and Maple Grove.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston, Illinois, New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved Apri ...
Airports and landing strips
* Hawker Airport
Landmarks
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Kankakee River State Park
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another was donat ...
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 3388 North 10000 West Road, Bonfield, IL 60913.
Political districts
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Illinois's 11th congressional district
The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties. From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included K ...
* State House District 75
* State Senate District 38
School districts
* Herscher Community Unit School District 2
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Kankankee County Official Site
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Townships in Kankakee County, Illinois
1854 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Illinois