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Aurora Township
Aurora Township
Township
	Location in Kane County
	Kane County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°46′07″N 088°19′08″W / 41.76861°N 88.31889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kane
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.31 sq mi (91.5 km2)
• Land	34.68 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Water	0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2) 1.78%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	148,890
• Density	4,214.6/sq mi (1,627.3/km2)
FIPS code	17-089-03025
GNIS feature ID	0428621
Website	auroratownship.org

Aurora Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 146,149 and it contained 49,127 housing units.^[3]

Geography edit

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.31 square miles (91.5 km²), of which 34.68 square miles (89.8 km²) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.78%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages edit

Aurora (vast majority)
North Aurora (mostly)
Montgomery (half)

Unincorporated Towns edit

Scraper-Moecherville at 41°44′28″N 88°16′23″W / 41.741135°N 88.273178°W / 41.741135; -88.273178
South Park at 41°44′00″N 88°17′56″W / 41.73322°N 88.29877°W / 41.73322; -88.29877

Demographics edit

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	148,890	^[2]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts edit

Government edit

The Town Hall is located at 80 N. Broadway, Aurora, Illinois. The Township is led by an elected Supervisor and four Trustees. An Assessor, Clerk and Highway Commissioner are also elected.

The township is responsible for road maintenance, staffing a Youth and Community Center, and operating a handicapped accessible Ride-In-Kane transportation system.

Notes edit

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.

References edit

"Aurora Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
"ROE Boundary Map" (Map). Kane County Regional Office of Education. August 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2020.