Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

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Rockville Township
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Location in Kankakee County
Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°15′09″N87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°W / 41.25250; -87.94778 Coordinates: 41°15′09″N87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°W / 41.25250; -87.94778
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
  SupervisorRichard Moran
Area
  Total36.6 sq mi (95 km2)
  Land36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2)
  Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
640 ft (195 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
852
  Density24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60901, 60914, 60950
FIPS code 17-091-65195

Rockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 879 and it contained 326 housing units. [2] It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created. The township's name may have been derived from a Potawatomi village known to the pioneers as Rock Village.

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.41%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Blooms Grove and DeSelm.

Airports and landing strips

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2016 (est.)852 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

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 Garage is located on Manteno-Deselm Road, Manteno Illinois 60950

Political districts

Schools

Rockville Township used to have 2 schools. Taylor Schoolhouse was a one-room school located near Deselm which opened in 1905 and closed in 1954. Deselm School was located in Deselm and that school also closed in 1954 when the schools were consolidated into the Manteno school district.

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. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.