Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois


Essex Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,480 and it contained 686 housing units.

History

The now lost towns of Tracy, Oklahoma, and Clarke City, which housed coal miners in the 1800s, were located in Essex Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Cities, towns, villages

The township contains these two cemeteries: North Essex and South Essex.

Major highways

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 315 North Pine, Essex, IL 60935.

Political districts