Blackberry Township, Illinois

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Blackberry Township
Potter and Barker Grain Elevator LaFox, IL.jpg
Potter and Barker Grain Elevator in LaFox
Map highlighting Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois.svg
Location in Kane County
Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County.svg
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′12″N088°25′53″W / 41.85333°N 88.43139°W / 41.85333; -88.43139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kane
Area
  Total35.03 sq mi (90.7 km2)
  Land34.92 sq mi (90.4 km2)
  Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.31%
Elevation
[1]
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [2]
15,484
  Density432.1/sq mi (166.8/km2)
FIPS code 17-089-06262
GNIS feature ID0428677

Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,090 and it contained 4,988 housing units. [3] Most of its land use is agricultural.

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Geography

The major part of the village of Elburn and a small part of the village of North Aurora are incorporated villages in Blackberry Township. The rest belongs to unincorporated Kane County.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.03 square miles (90.7 km2), of which 34.92 square miles (90.4 km2) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.31%) is water. [3]

La Fox is a small unincorporated community in Blackberry Township on the train line to Chicago.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated Towns

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)15,484 [2]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.