NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Big Rock Township, Kane County, Illinois

Big Rock Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41.762096 N, -88.540368 W. It is a 6 mile square, of which 35.172702 square miles are land. Its population in the 2000 Census was 1,938. It has 695 housing units. Most of its land use is agricultural.
Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area - Total - Water 1,357 kmÂ² (524 miÂ²) 9 kmÂ² (4 miÂ²) 0. ...

Categories: Townships in Kane County, Illinois | Chicagoland geography stubs Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Location in the state of Illinois Formed January 16, 1836 Seat Geneva Area - Total - Water 1,357 kmÂ² (524 miÂ²) 9 kmÂ² (4 miÂ²) 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Incorporated City in 1887. ... // The word village has many meanings relating to local government in the United States. ... The Historic Algonquin Village Hall, the hallmark symbol of the village and the centerpiece of its downtown Algonquin is a village located in both Kane and McHenry County, Illinois. ... Nickname: City of Lights Location in Chicagoland Country United States State Illinois Counties Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will - Mayor Tom Weisner (D) Area - City 39. ... Incorporated Village in 1957. ... Batavia is a city in Kane County, Illinois. ... Big Rock is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Burlington is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... View of Carpentersville from the cemetery, 1898 Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, USA. The population was 30,586 at the 2000 census. ... East Dundee is a village located in Kane County and a small section in Cook County, Illinois. ... Elburn is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Incorporated City in 1854. ... Incorporated City in 1887. ... Gilberts is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Hampshire is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Incorporated Village in 1851. ... Lily Lake is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Maple Park is a village located mostly in Kane County, Illinois with a small western portion located in DeKalb County, Illinois. ... Montgomery is a village located in Kane and Kendall County, Illinois. ... North Aurora is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Pingree Grove (www. ... St. ... Sleepy Hollow is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. ... Incorporated Village in 1957. ... Virgil is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... Wayne is a village in DuPage and Kane County, Illinois. ... West Dundee is a village located in Kane County, Illinois. ... A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ... Aurora Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Batavia Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Big Rock Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Burlington township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 42. ... Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Dundee Township occupies the 6 mile square in the Northeast corner of Kane County, Illinois. ... Elgin Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 42. ... Geneva Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Hampshire Township is located in the northwest corner of Kane County, Illinois at 42. ... Kaneville Township is located on the western edge of Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Plato Township is located in Kane County, Illinois at 42. ... Rutland Township is located on the northern edge of Kane County, Illinois at 42. ... St. ... Sugar Grove Township is located on the southern edge of Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... Virgil Township is located on the western edge of Kane County, Illinois at 41. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Fox Valley (Illinois). ... The Golden Corridor is a term used to describe the area around the Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90) in Chicagoland. ... The Great Western Trail is made up of two non-consecutive sections of the former right-of-way of the Chicago Great Western Railway in suburban Chicago and northern Illinois that have been converted into biking and hiking trails. ... The Illinois Prairie Path (often called the Prairie Path and abbreviated IPP) is a network of 61 miles (98 km) of bicycle trails, mostly in DuPage County, Illinois. ... The Illinois Technology and Research Corridor is an area located in northeastern Illinois. ... Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois is a private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students to four-year undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree programs. ... Elgin Community College is a post secondary educational institution which awards Associate of Arts degrees. ... The chapel at Judson College. ... National-Louis University is a Chicago-based multi-campus institution with a strong history of preparing teachers and educational leaders. ... Waubonsee Community College is a two-year community college in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ... Delnor Hospital is a fast growing hospital located in Geneva, Illinois, USA serving the fast growing population that prefers to live here and commute to Chicago. ... Sherman Hospital is is the one of largest networks of medical care facilities in the far Northwest Chicago suburbs. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago area. ... Metra (officially the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is Chicagolands commuter rail system, serving over 200 stations on 11 lines across the Regional Transportation Authoritys six-county service area (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties) providing over 67 million rides annually. ... U.S. Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways. ... This U.S. Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject U.S. Highways. ... See also U.S. 45 Illinois Route 47 is a rural north-south state highway that runs from the Wisconsin state border at Wisconsin State Highway 120 near Hebron, to Illinois Route 10, just south of Interstate 72 near Seymour. ... Interstate 88 (abbreviated I-88) is an interstate highway entirely within the state of Illinois. ... Prairie Parkway is a transportation proposal by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to connect Interstate 80 to Interstate 88 in the outer western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ...