St. Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°56′34″N 88°19′12″W / 41.94278°N 88.32000°W / 41.94278; -88.32000Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKaneEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total35.55 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Land34.82 sq mi (90.2 km²) • Water0.74 sq mi (1.9 km²) 2.08%Elevation

728 ft (222 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

51,672 • Density1,460.6/sq mi (563.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60119, 60120, 60134, 60174, 60175, 60177, 60184

FIPS code17-089-66716

St. Charles Township is one of sixteen townships in Kane County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,854 and it contained 19,043 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.55 square miles (92.1 km²), of which 34.82 square miles (90.2 km²) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.74 square miles (1.9 km²) (or 2.08%) is water.^[2] It is divided by the Fox River.

Cities, towns, villages

Bartlett (west edge)
Campton Hills (partial)
South Elgin (partial)
St. Charles (vast majority)
Wayne (west half)

Other communities

Five Island Park at 41°58′18″N 88°18′35″W / 41.971668°N 88.309723°W / 41.971668; -88.309723
Rainbow Hills at 41°55′21″N 88°21′57″W / 41.922382°N 88.365786°W / 41.922382; -88.365786
Thornwood
Valley View at 41°57′59″N 88°17′56″W / 41.966259°N 88.298836°W / 41.966259; -88.298836

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	51,672	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Geneva Community Unit School District 304
School District U-46
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 49
State House District 50
State House District 55
State Senate District 25
State Senate District 28

Notable people

Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913), sociologist

References

"Saint Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^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.