Aroma Township
Location in Kankakee County
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°04′34″N 87°46′46″W / 41.07611°N 87.77944°W / 41.07611; -87.77944
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
  SupervisorLloyd Burling
Area
  Total37.98 sq mi (98.4 km2)
  Land37.06 sq mi (96.0 km2)
  Water0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)  2.42%
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)[1]
4,978
  Density139.2/sq mi (53.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60901, 60910, 60954, 60964
FIPS code17-091-02245

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]

Geography

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.

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Aroma Park, B'nai Israel, Bebe Family, Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Flower, and Leggtown.

Major highways

Junction of the Iroquois River (left) and the Kankakee River

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)4,978[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 Office is located at 3955 South 3250 East Road, St. Anne, IL 60964.

Political districts

School districts

  • Kankakee School District 111
  • Momence Community Unit School District 1

References

  • "Aroma Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
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