Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Pilot Township

Township

Location in Kankakee County

Kankakee County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°03′31″N 88°04′21″W﻿ / ﻿41.05861°N 88.07250°W﻿ / 41.05861; -88.07250
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Kankakee
Established| March 11, 1857
Government

• Supervisor| Timothy Feller
Area

• Total

| 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2)
• Land| 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 663 ft (202 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 2,019
• Density| 42.2/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60901, 60913, 60917, 60922, 60941

FIPS code| 17-091-59819

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

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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

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* Herscher

### Unincorporated towns

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 2,019| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## Government

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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

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

## School districts

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* Herscher Community Unit School District 2

## References

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* "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

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* Kankankee County Official Site
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Municipalities and communities of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Kankakee

Cities|

* Kankakee
* Momence

Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County

Villages|

* Aroma Park
* Bonfield
* Bourbonnais
* Bradley
* Buckingham
* Cabery‡
* Chebanse‡
* Essex
* Grant Park
* Herscher
* Hopkins Park
* Irwin
* Limestone
* Manteno
* Reddick‡
* St. Anne
* Sammons Point
* Sun River Terrace
* Union Hill

Townships|

* Aroma
* Bourbonnais
* Essex
* Ganeer
* Kankakee
* Limestone
* Manteno
* Momence
* Norton
* Otto
* Pembroke
* Pilot
* Rockville
* St. Anne
* Salina
* Sumner
* Yellowhead

Unincorporated
communities|

* Ahern
* Altorf
* Deselm
* Dickeys
* Exline
* Garden of Eden
* Goodrich
* Greenwich
* Illiana Heights
* Indian Oaks
* Leesville
* Lehigh
* Log Cabin Camp
* Saint George
* Sherburnville
* Sollitt
* Sugar Island
* Whitaker
* Wichert

Footnotes|

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

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