Aroma Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°04′34″N87°46′46″W / 41.07611°N 87.77944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kankakee |
Established | May 9, 1853 |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Lloyd Burling |
Area | |
• Total | 37.98 sq mi (98.4 km2) |
• Land | 37.06 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2) 2.42% |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 4,978 |
• Density | 139.2/sq mi (53.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 60901, 60910, 60954, 60964 |
FIPS code | 17-091-02245 |
Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,157 and it contained 2,203 housing units. [2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.98 square miles (98.4 km2), of which 37.06 square miles (96.0 km2) (or 97.58%) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 2.42%) is water. [2]
Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve and Strasma Park.
The township contains these six cemeteries: Aroma Park, B'nai Israel, Bebe Family, Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Flower, and Leggtown.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 4,978 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] |
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