Geneva Township, Kane County, Illinois

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Geneva Township
—  Township  —
Location in Kane County
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 088°19′19″W / 41.87611°N 88.32194°W / 41.87611; -88.32194Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 088°19′19″W / 41.87611°N 88.32194°W / 41.87611; -88.32194
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kane
Area
 • Total 16.38 sq mi (42.43 km2)
 • Land 16.15 sq mi (41.84 km2)
 • Water 0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)  1.41%
Elevation[1] 735 ft (224 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 23,268
 • Density 1,440.7/sq mi (556.1/km2)
FIPS code 17-28885[2]
GNIS feature ID 0429046

Geneva Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Geneva Township splits such a 6 miles (9.7 km) square with Batavia Township. Geneva Township has 16.15 square miles (41.8 km2) of land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) of water. It is divided by the Fox River. Its population in the 2000 Census was 23,268. It has 8,266 housing units.[3]

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. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.