Blackberry Township, Illinois
Blackberry Township | |
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 Potter and Barker Grain Elevator in LaFox | |
 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.03 sq mi (90.7 km2) |
| • Land | 34.92 sq mi (90.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.31% |
| Elevation | 781 ft (238 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 15,484 |
| • Density | 432.1/sq mi (166.8/km2) |
| FIPS code | 17-089-06262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428677 |
Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,090 and it contained 4,988 housing units.[3] Most of its land use is agricultural.
Geography
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.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.03 square miles (90.7 km2), of which 34.92 square miles (90.4 km2) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.31%) is water.[3]
La Fox is a small unincorporated community in Blackberry Township on the train line to Chicago.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2016 (est.) | 15,484 | [2] | |
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References
- "Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
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