Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°03′31″N 88°04′21″W / 41.05861°N 88.07250°W / 41.05861; -88.07250CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKankakeeEstablishedMarch 11, 1857Government

• SupervisorTimothy FellerArea

• Total49.44 sq mi (128.0 km²) • Land49.44 sq mi (128.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

663 ft (202 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,019 • Density42.2/sq mi (16.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60901, 60913, 60917, 60922, 60941

FIPS code17-091-59819

Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,086 and it contained 859 housing units.^[2] It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.44 square miles (128.0 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Herscher

Unincorporated towns

Dickeys at 41°03′03″N 88°02′14″W / 41.050865°N 88.037268°W / 41.050865; -88.037268
Goodrich at 41°06′32″N 88°03′29″W / 41.108921°N 88.058104°W / 41.108921; -88.058104
Lehigh at 41°06′37″N 88°01′05″W / 41.11031°N 88.018103°W / 41.11031; -88.018103

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

Extinct towns

Pilot Center at 41°03′27″N 88°04′33″W / 41.057532°N 88.075881°W / 41.057532; -88.075881

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Salina Township (north)
Limestone Township (northeast)
Otto Township (east)
Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south)
Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest)
Norton Township (west)
Essex Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,019	^[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 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.

Political districts

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

School districts

Herscher Community Unit School District 2

References

"Pilot 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.