• Source: Yellowhead Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

    • 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. Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.


    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.


    = Cities, towns, villages

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    Grant Park


    = Unincorporated towns

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    Puder at 41.245034°N 87.606704°W / 41.245034; -87.606704
    Sherburnville at 41.228923°N 87.544758°W / 41.228923; -87.544758
    Sollitt at 41.293367°N 87.634761°W / 41.293367; -87.634761
    (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


    = Extinct towns

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    Judson at 41.252256°N 87.642260°W / 41.252256; -87.642260
    (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)


    = Adjacent townships

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


    = Cemeteries

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


    = Major highways

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    Illinois Route 1


    = Airports and landing strips

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    Love Field
    Mussman 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 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


    External links


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

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