Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

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Essex Township
Township
Map highlighting Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.svg
Location in Kankakee County
Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°09′32″N88°11′19″W / 41.15889°N 88.18861°W / 41.15889; -88.18861 Coordinates: 41°09′32″N88°11′19″W / 41.15889°N 88.18861°W / 41.15889; -88.18861
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
EstablishedAugust 1, 1855
Government
 • SupervisorDon Babjak
Area
 • Total36.23 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.63%
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
1,414
 • Density41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60424, 60481, 60913, 60917, 60935, 60941, 60961
FIPS code 17-091-24465

Essex Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 686 housing units. [2]

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History

The now lost towns of Tracy, Oklahoma, and Clarke City, which housed coal miners in the 1800s, were located in Essex Township. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.23 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 98.37%) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 1.63%) is water. [2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2016 (est.)1,414 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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

School districts

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ Klasey, Jack (2016-06-18). "These Kankakee County towns vanished with hardly a trace" . Daily Journal (News article). Kankakee, IL. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-06. The most dramatic "lost towns" story took place in Essex Township...In the early 1880s, three towns sprung up to house miners exploiting a seam of coal...They lived in the towns of Tracy, Oklahoma and Clarke City...When the coal seam ran out around 1900, the towns were doomed. Tracy and Oklahoma disappeared quickly, but Clarke City declined more gradually.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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