Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois

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Blackberry Township
—  Township  —
Location in Kane County
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′12″N 088°25′53″W / 41.85333°N 88.43139°W / 41.85333; -88.43139Coordinates: 41°51′12″N 088°25′53″W / 41.85333°N 88.43139°W / 41.85333; -88.43139
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kane
Area
 • Total 35.01 sq mi (90.68 km2)
 • Land 34.92 sq mi (90.44 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.25 km2)  0.28%
Elevation[1] 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 6,071
 • Density 173.9/sq mi (67.1/km2)
FIPS code 17-06262[2]
GNIS feature ID 0428677

Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is a 6 miles (9.7 km) square, 34.91 square miles (90.4 km2) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) is water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 6,071. It has 2,103 housing units. Most of its land use is agricultural.

The major part of the village of Elburn and a small part of the village of North Aurora are incorporated villages in Blackberry Township. The rest belongs to unincorporated Kane County.

La Fox is a small unincorporated community in Blackberry Township on the train line to Chicago.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.