Yellowhead Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kankakee County | |
 Kankakee County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| Established | May 9, 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Joseph Fetcho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.93 sq mi (113.8 km2) |
| • Land | 43.9 sq mi (114 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.07% |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 2,600 |
| • Density | 61.5/sq mi (23.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 60401, 60940, 60954 |
| FIPS code | 17-091-83856 |
Yellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,700 and it contained 1,065 housing units.[2] Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Houde, Mary Jean; John Klasey (1968) Of the People, a Popular History of Kankakee County, General Printing Co, Chicago.