Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Blackberry Township

Township

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 / 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

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| 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

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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.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Elburn (vast majority)
* Geneva (small portion)
* North Aurora (small portion)

### Unincorporated Towns

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* Bald Mound
* La Fox
* Nottingham Woods
* Willow Creek

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Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Geneva

Cities|

* Aurora‡
* Batavia‡
* Elgin‡
* Geneva
* St. Charles‡

Map of Illinois highlighting Kane County

Villages|

* Algonquin‡
* Barrington Hills‡
* Bartlett‡
* Big Rock
* Burlington
* Campton Hills
* Carpentersville
* East Dundee‡
* Elburn
* Gilberts
* Hampshire‡
* 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
* Five Island Park
* Freeman
* La Fox
* Mooseheart
* North Plato
* Nottingham Woods
* Plato Center
* Rainbow Hills
* Starks
* Thornwood
* Udina
* Valley View
* Wasco

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 15,484| [2]|
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## References

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* "Blackberry Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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