Momence Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°09′45″N 87°35′45″W / 41.16250°N 87.59583°W / 41.16250; -87.59583CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMay 9, 1853Government

• SupervisorDavid CliftonArea

• Total42.92 sq mi (111.2 km²) • Land42.45 sq mi (109.9 km²) • Water0.47 sq mi (1.2 km²) 1.10%Elevation

620 ft (189 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

3,682 • Density90/sq mi (30/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60940, 60954

FIPS code17-091-49906

Momence Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,820 and it contained 1,655 housing units.^[2] Momence Township is one of the original six townships of Kankakee County, Illinois; when first created the township encompassed land now in Sumner, Ganeer, and Pembroke Townships. It was a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.92 square miles (111.2 km²), of which 42.45 square miles (109.9 km²) (or 98.90%) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.10%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Momence (east half)

Unincorporated towns

Ahern at 41°09′15″N 87°36′17″W / 41.154200°N 87.604758°W / 41.154200; -87.604758
Edgetown at 41°10′46″N 87°34′32″W / 41.179478°N 87.575591°W / 41.179478; -87.575591
Garden of Eden at 41°10′11″N 87°33′42″W / 41.169756°N 87.561702°W / 41.169756; -87.561702
Illiana Heights at 41°10′08″N 87°32′35″W / 41.168923°N 87.543090°W / 41.168923; -87.543090
Lake at 41°10′08″N 87°33′03″W / 41.168923°N 87.550868°W / 41.168923; -87.550868
Litchfield at 41°09′48″N 87°35′12″W / 41.163367°N 87.586702°W / 41.163367; -87.586702
Log Cabin Camp at 41°09′42″N 87°34′56″W / 41.161701°N 87.582258°W / 41.161701; -87.582258
River at 41°09′33″N 87°35′36″W / 41.159201°N 87.593369°W / 41.159201; -87.593369
Shadow Lawn at 41°09′35″N 87°34′18″W / 41.159756°N 87.571702°W / 41.159756; -87.571702
Ward at 41°10′08″N 87°37′41″W / 41.168923°N 87.628092°W / 41.168923; -87.628092
Woodland at 41°09′44″N 87°32′57″W / 41.162256°N 87.549201°W / 41.162256; -87.549201

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

Adjacent townships

Yellowhead Township (north)
West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana (northeast)
Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana (east)
Pembroke Township (south)
Ganeer Township (west)
Sumner Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saint Judes and Shrontz.

Major highways

Illinois Route 114

Airports and landing strips

Johnson Airport

Rivers

Kankakee River

Lakes

Mirror Lake

Landmarks

Island Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,682	^[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 203 East River Street, Momence, IL 60954.

Political districts

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

School districts

Momence Community Unit School District 1

References

"Momence 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.