Rockville Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kankakee County | |
 Kankakee County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′09″N 87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| Established | May 9, 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Richard Moran |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.6 sq mi (95 km2) |
| • Land | 36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.41% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 852 |
| • Density | 24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60901, 60914, 60950 |
| FIPS code | 17-091-65195 |
Rockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 879 and it contained 326 housing units.[2] It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created. The township's name may have been derived from a Potawatomi village known to the pioneers as "Little Rock Village."
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "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.