Kendall Township, Kendall County, Illinois

Kendall Township
—  Township  —
Location in Kendall County
Kendall County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°35′16″N 088°25′51″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kendall
Area
• Total	39.31 sq mi (101.8 km2)
• Land	39.17 sq mi (101.46 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.35 km2)  0.34%
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,636
• Density	118.4/sq mi (45.7/km2)
FIPS code	17-39454
GNIS feature ID	0429202

Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois.

It is located at 41.619626 N, -88.442966 W. It has 101.455 km². (39.1721 square miles) of land and 349,570 square meters (0.13497 square miles) covered by water. Its population in the 2000 Census was 4,636. It has 1,622 housing units.

Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.

Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950's, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the Unified City of Yorkville, a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois.

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, and Highway Commissioner. Kendall County has its main offices, courthouse, and central County Seat within Yorkville.

References

• "Kendall Township, Kendall County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429202. Retrieved 2010-02-20.