Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois

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Oswego Township
Township
Map highlighting Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois.svg
Location in Kendall County
Map of Illinois highlighting Kendall County.svg
Kendall County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°40′53″N088°19′21″W / 41.68139°N 88.32250°W / 41.68139; -88.32250
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kendall
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)
Area
 • Total
40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2)
 • Land39.94 sq mi (103.4 km2)
 • Water0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.58%
Elevation
[1]
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [2]
56,076
 • Density1,273.5/sq mi (491.7/km2)
FIPS code 17-093-56900
GNIS feature ID0429511
Website www.oswegotownship.com

Oswego Township occupies the 6-mile-square-plus additional land to the south of the Fox River in northeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,870 and it contained 17,914 housing units. [3]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.58 square miles (105.1 km2), of which 39.94 square miles (103.4 km2) (or 98.42%) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.58%) is water. [3]

U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 34 run east to west through the township, as well as IL 25, IL 31 and IL 71. Today, the township has become predominantly a suburb of Chicago.

Cities and towns

Other Communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 28,417—
2010 50,87079.0%
2016 (est.)56,076 [2] 10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. It also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 84 Templeton Drive, Suite 104 Oswego, IL 60543

Notes

  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.

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