• Source: Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

    • Ganeer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,215 and it contained 1,411 housing units.


    History


    Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859. The township was excised from land in Momence Township.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.25 square miles (104.2 km2), of which 39.92 square miles (103.4 km2) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.84%) is water.


    = Cities, towns, villages

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    Momence (partial)
    Sun River Terrace (northeast three-quarters)


    = Unincorporated towns

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    Eldridge at 41.159478°N 87.720038°W / 41.159478; -87.720038
    Exline at 41.150033°N 87.768373°W / 41.150033; -87.768373
    Koster at 41.0917°N 87.685037°W / 41.0917; -87.685037
    Saint George at 41.192533°N 87.775596°W / 41.192533; -87.775596
    (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


    = Adjacent townships

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    Sumner Township (north)
    Yellowhead Township (northeast)
    Momence Township (east)
    Pembroke Township (southeast)
    St. Anne Township (south)
    Aroma Township (southwest)
    Bourbonnais Township (west)
    Kankakee Township (west)
    Manteno Township (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

    =
    The township contains these four cemeteries: Momence, Mount Airy, Saint George and Saint Patricks.


    = Major highways

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    Illinois Route 1
    Illinois Route 17
    Illinois Route 114


    = Airports and landing strips

    =
    Saint George Airport


    Demographics




    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 120 West Washington, Momence, IL 60954.


    Political districts


    Illinois's 11th congressional district
    State House District 79
    State Senate District 40


    School districts


    Manteno Community Unit School District 5
    Momence Community Unit School District 1
    Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
    St George Community consolidated School District 258


    References


    "Ganeer 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


    External links


    Kankakee County Official Site
    City-Data.com
    Illinois State Archives

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