Batavia Township, Kane County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°49′59″N 088°18′59″W / 41.83306°N 88.31639°W / 41.83306; -88.31639CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKaneEstablishedNovember 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)Area

• Total18.7 sq mi (48 km²) • Land18.31 sq mi (47.4 km²) • Water0.39 sq mi (1.0 km²) 2.09%Elevation

^[1]

692 ft (211 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[2]

35,862 • Density1,923.9/sq mi (742.8/km²)FIPS code17-089-04091GNIS feature ID0428640Websitewww.bataviatownship.com

Batavia Township is in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,221 and it contained 12,892 housing units.^[3] The western part of the United States Department of Energy's Fermilab is at the township's eastern edge (formerly in the village of Weston), although most of the facility is in neighboring Winfield Township in DuPage County.

Geography

Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Batavia splits such a 6-mile (9.7 km) square with Geneva Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of 18.7 square miles (48 km²), of which 18.31 square miles (47.4 km²) (or 97.91%) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km²) (or 2.09%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Aurora (small part)
Batavia (vast majority)
North Aurora (northern half)

Unincorporated towns

Mooseheart at 41°49′27″N 88°20′05″W / 41.82407°N 88.33467°W / 41.82407; -88.33467

Adjacent townships

School districts

Cemeteries

The township contains Westside, Eastside, and River Hills cemeteries.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	35,862	^[2]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Notes

^ "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.