Yellowhead Township
Township
Location in Kankakee County
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W / 41.25222; -87.59611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
 • SupervisorJoseph Fetcho
Area
 • Total43.93 sq mi (113.8 km2)
 • Land43.9 sq mi (114 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
2,600
 • Density61.5/sq mi (23.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60401, 60940, 60954
FIPS code17-091-83856

Yellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,700 and it contained 1,065 housing units.[2] Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.93 square miles (113.8 km2), of which 43.9 square miles (114 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.07%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Saint Paul Lutheran, Scherburnville Christian and Union Corner.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Love Field
  • Mussman Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)2,600[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 7090 North Bull Creek Road, Grant Park, IL 60940.

Political districts

School districts

  • Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

References

  • "Yellowhead 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
  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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Houde, Mary Jean; John Klasey (1968) Of the People, a Popular History of Kankakee County, General Printing Co, Chicago.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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