Aurora Township
Township
Location in Kane County
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°46′07″N 088°19′08″W / 41.76861°N 88.31889°W / 41.76861; -88.31889
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kane
Established	November 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)
Area
• Total	35.31 sq mi (91.5 km2)
• Land	34.68 sq mi (89.8 km2)
• Water	0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)  1.78%
Elevation [1]	689 ft (210 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[2]	148,890
• Density	4,214.6/sq mi (1,627.3/km2)
FIPS code	17-089-03025
GNIS feature ID	0428621
Website	auroratownship.org

Aurora Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 146,149 and it contained 49,127 housing units.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.31 square miles (91.5 km²), of which 34.68 square miles (89.8 km²) (or 98.22%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.78%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

• Aurora (vast majority)
• North Aurora (mostly)
• Montgomery (half)

Unincorporated Towns

• Scraper-Moecherville at 41°44′28″N 88°16′23″W / 41.741135°N 88.273178°W / 41.741135; -88.273178
• South Park at 41°44′00″N 88°17′56″W / 41.73322°N 88.29877°W / 41.73322; -88.29877

Demographics

School districts

• East Aurora Public School District 131
• West Aurora Public School District 129
• Batavia Unit School District 101

Government

The Town Hall is located at 80 N. Broadway, Aurora, Illinois. The Township is led by an elected Supervisor and four Trustees. An Assessor, Clerk and Highway Commissioner are also elected.

The township is responsible for road maintenance, staffing a Youth and Community Center, and operating a handicapped accessible Ride-In-Kane transportation system.