Geneva Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Kane County |
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Kane County's location in Illinois |
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Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 088°19′19″W / 41.87611°N 88.32194°WCoordinates: 41°52′34″N 088°19′19″W / 41.87611°N 88.32194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kane |
Area | |
• Total | 16.37 sq mi (42.4 km2) |
• Land | 16.09 sq mi (41.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) 1.71% |
Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 27,017 |
• Density | 1,650/sq mi (640/km2) |
FIPS code | 17-089-28885 |
GNIS feature ID | 0429046 |
Geneva Township is in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 26,552 and it contained 10,210 housing units.
Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Geneva Township splits such a 6 miles (9.7 km) square with Batavia Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of 16.37 square miles (42.4 km2), of which 16.09 square miles (41.7 km2) (or 98.29%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (or 1.71%) is water. It is divided by the Fox River.