Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°8′N 87°58′W / 41.133°N 87.967°W / 41.133; -87.967CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMay 9, 1853Government

• SupervisorMarcie Kolberg

Township Clerk =

Richard J Berns =Area

• Total41.41 sq mi (107.3 km²) • Land40.39 sq mi (104.6 km²) • Water1.02 sq mi (2.6 km²) 2.46%Elevation

650 ft (198 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

4,877 • Density124.7/sq mi (48.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901, 60913

FIPS code17-091-43497

Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,035 and it contained 1,928 housing units.^[2] Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.41 square miles (107.3 km²), of which 40.39 square miles (104.6 km²) (or 97.54%) is land and 1.02 square miles (2.6 km²) (or 2.46%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Kankakee (west edge)
Limestone

Unincorporated towns

Greenwich at 41°07′05″N 87°55′37″W / 41.118°N 87.927°W / 41.118; -87.927
Hillside Manor at 41°06′58″N 87°56′53″W / 41.116°N 87.948°W / 41.116; -87.948

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

Adjacent townships

Rockville Township (north)
Bourbonnais Township (northeast)
Kankakee Township (east)
Otto Township (southeast)
Pilot Township (southwest)
Salina Township (west)
Custer Township, Will County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Limestone and Schreffler.

Major highways

Illinois Route 17

Airports and landing strips

Kankakee Airport

Landmarks

Kankakee River State Park (vast majority)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	4,877	^[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 5030 West Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901.

Political districts

Illinois' 11th congressional district
State House District 75
State Senate District 38

School districts

Herscher Community Unit School District 2

References

"Limestone 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.