Aroma Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Aroma Township is one of seventeen townships
in Kankakee County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 5,835.
, Aroma Township covers an area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km²); of this, 37.25 square miles (96.5 km²) (97.77 percent) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (2.24 percent) is water.
Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve and Strasma Park.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Kankakee County
Kankakee County, Illinois
Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 113,449, which is an increase of 9.3% from 103,833 in 2000. Its county seat is Kankakee....
, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 5,835.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Aroma Township covers an area of 38.11 square miles (98.7 km²); of this, 37.25 square miles (96.5 km²) (97.77 percent) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (2.24 percent) is water.
Aroma township includes the Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve and Strasma Park.
Cities, towns, villages
- Aroma ParkAroma Park, IllinoisAroma Park is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, along the Kankakee River opposite the mouth of the Iroquois River. Aroma Park's population was 821 at the 2000 census...
(vast majority) - KankakeeKankakee, IllinoisKankakee is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,561, and 26,840 as of a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Kankakee County...
(east edge) - Sammons PointSammons Point, IllinoisSammons Point is a village in Otto Township in south central Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It had an estimated population of 305 in 2007...
(east edge) - Sun River TerraceSun River Terrace, IllinoisSun River Terrace is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 383 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sun River Terrace is located at ....
(southwest quarter)
Adjacent townships
- Ganeer TownshipGaneer Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisGaneer Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,222.-History:Ganeer Township came into being on February 15, 1859...
(northeast) - St. Anne TownshipSt. Anne Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisSaint Anne Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,108. The township was created on March 11, 1857 from parts of Aroma Township.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Papineau Township, Iroquois CountyPapineau Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisPapineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 647.-Geography:...
(south) - Chebanse Township, Iroquois CountyChebanse Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisChebanse Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,061.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Kankakee TownshipKankakee Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisKankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 28,029. This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.-Geography:...
(west) - Otto TownshipOtto Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisOtto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,430. It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11,...
(west) - Bourbonnais TownshipBourbonnais Township, Kankakee County, IllinoisBourbonnais Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,061.Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Aroma Park, B'nai Israel, Bebe Family, Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Leggtown.Major highways
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Illinois Route 1Illinois Route 1Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, it is also the longest state road, starting on the south side of Chicago as Halsted Street at the intersection with 95th Street, south to a free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-In-Rock on... -
Illinois Route 17Illinois Route 17Illinois Route 17 is a rural, arterial east–west state road that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi River to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is long.- Route description :...
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 3955 South 3250 East Road, St. Anne, IL 60964.Political districts
- Illinois' 11th congressional districtIllinois' 11th congressional districtThe 11th Congressional District of Illinois includes the towns of Joliet, Bloomington, Normal, Kankakee, LaSalle, Ottawa and Streator, and all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, LaSalle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties...
- State House District 79
- State Senate District 40