Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Virgil Township

Township

Location in Kane County

Kane County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°56′09″N 88°32′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.93583°N 88.54667°W﻿ / 41.93583; -88.54667
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Kane
Established| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total

| 35.02 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land| 35.01 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

| 863 ft (263 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 1,952
• Density| 55.3/sq mi (21.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60119, 60151

FIPS code| 17-089-78188

Virgil Township is one of sixteen townships in Kane County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,937 and it contained 766 housing units.[2] The land is primarily used for agriculture.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.02 square miles (90.7 km2), of which 35.01 square miles (90.7 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Maple Park (all but western edge)
* Virgil

### Extinct settlements

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* Meredith at 41°53′58″N 88°32′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.8994723°N 88.5403588°W﻿ / 41.8994723; -88.5403588
* Richardson at 41°57′59″N 88°35′08″W﻿ / ﻿41.9664165°N 88.5856395°W﻿ / 41.9664165; -88.5856395

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Saints Peter and Paul's Catholic Cemetery and Thatcher Cemetery.

### Airports and landing strips

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* Aeroview Airport
* Miller/Maple Park Farm Airport

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 1,952| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Central Community Unit School District 301
* Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
* Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 14th congressional district
* State House District 50
* State Senate District 25

## References

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* "Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 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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* Official website
* History
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

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Places adjacent to Virgil Township, Kane County, Illinois

| Sycamore Township, DeKalb County | Burlington Township | Plato Township

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Cortland Township, DeKalb County |

Virgil Township

| Campton Township
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Pierce Township, DeKalb County | Kaneville Township | Blackberry Township

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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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