Yellowhead Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W / 41.25222; -87.59611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMay 9, 1853Government

• SupervisorJoseph FetchoArea

• 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

Grant Park

Unincorporated towns

Puder at 41°14′42″N 87°36′24″W / 41.245034°N 87.606704°W / 41.245034; -87.606704
Sherburnville at 41°13′44″N 87°32′41″W / 41.228923°N 87.544758°W / 41.228923; -87.544758
Sollitt at 41°17′36″N 87°38′05″W / 41.293367°N 87.634761°W / 41.293367; -87.634761

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

Extinct towns

Judson at 41°15′08″N 87°38′32″W / 41.252256°N 87.642260°W / 41.252256; -87.642260

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

Adjacent townships

Washington Township, Will County (north)
West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana (east)
Momence Township (south)
Ganeer Township (southwest)
Sumner Township (west)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Illinois Route 1

Airports and landing strips

Love Field
Mussman Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	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

Illinois's 2nd congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 40

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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Houde, Mary Jean; John Klasey (1968) Of the People, a Popular History of Kankakee County, General Printing Co, Chicago.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.