Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°09′19″N 87°42′41″W / 41.15528°N 87.71139°W / 41.15528; -87.71139CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMay 9, 1853Government

• SupervisorMichael HemphilArea

• Total40.25 sq mi (104.2 km²) • Land39.92 sq mi (103.4 km²) • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km²) 0.84%Elevation

614 ft (187 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

3,099 • Density80.5/sq mi (31.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901, 60914, 60940, 60954, 60964

FIPS code17-091-28456

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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

Unincorporated towns

Eldridge at 41°09′34″N 87°43′12″W / 41.159478°N 87.720038°W / 41.159478; -87.720038
Exline at 41°09′00″N 87°46′06″W / 41.150033°N 87.768373°W / 41.150033; -87.768373
Koster at 41°05′30″N 87°41′06″W / 41.0917°N 87.685037°W / 41.0917; -87.685037
Saint George at 41°11′33″N 87°46′32″W / 41.192533°N 87.775596°W / 41.192533; -87.775596

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

Adjacent townships

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

Airports and landing strips

Saint George Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,099	^[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 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

^ ^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.