Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois

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	35.03 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land	34.92 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Water	0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.31%
Elevation[1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	15,090
• Density	432.1/sq mi (166.8/km2)
FIPS code	17-06262[2]
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.

Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Geneva
Cities	Aurora‡ Batavia‡ Elgin‡ Geneva St. Charles‡
Villages	Algonquin‡ Barrington Hills‡ Bartlett‡ Big Rock Burlington Campton Hills Carpentersville East Dundee‡ Elburn Gilberts Hampshire Hoffman Estates‡ Huntley‡ Kaneville Lily Lake Maple Park‡ Montgomery‡ North Aurora Pingree Grove Sleepy Hollow South Elgin Sugar Grove Virgil Wayne‡ West Dundee
Townships	Aurora Batavia Big Rock Blackberry Burlington Campton Dundee Elgin Geneva Hampshire Kaneville Plato Rutland St. Charles Sugar Grove Virgil
CDP	Prestbury
Other unincorporated communities	Allens Corners Almora Bald Mound Bowes Coleman Five Island Park Fox River Estates Freeman La Fox Marywood Meredith Mooseheart North Plato Nottingham Woods Novak Park Plato Center Rainbow Hills Richardson Scraper-Moecherville South Park Starks Troxel Udina Valley View Wasco Wildwood Valley Youngsdale
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

References

• "Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.