Fox Township, Kendall County, Illinois
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Fox Township occupies the 6 mile square on the western edge of Kendall County, Illinois
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It is located at 41.596160 N, -88.556926 W. According to the United States Census Bureau
, Fox Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95 km²); of this, 36.17 square miles (93.7 km²) (98.65 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.35 percent) is water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,257. It has 456 housing units. It includes the villages of Millbrook
and Millington
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Fox Township was named after the river that bisects the township. The river name is probably a reference to the Fox Tribe, which inhabited southeastern Wisconsin
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Kendall County, Illinois
Kendall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 114,736, which is an increase of 110% from 54,544 in 2000. It was the fastest-growing county in the United States between the years 2000 and...
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It is located at 41.596160 N, -88.556926 W. According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Fox Township covers an area of 36.67 square miles (95 km²); of this, 36.17 square miles (93.7 km²) (98.65 percent) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.35 percent) is water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,257. It has 456 housing units. It includes the villages of Millbrook
Millbrook, Illinois
Millbrook is a village located in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated on November 5, 2002 and had an estimated population of 314 in 2007.The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.-Points of interest:...
and Millington
Millington, Illinois
Millington is a village in Kendall and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 458 at the 2000 census.The Kendall County portion of Millington is part of the Chicago–Naperville–Joliet Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the LaSalle County portion is part of...
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Fox Township was named after the river that bisects the township. The river name is probably a reference to the Fox Tribe, which inhabited southeastern Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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