Kendall Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Kendall County | |
 Kendall County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′16″N 088°25′51″W / 41.58778°N 88.43083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kendall |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.22 sq mi (101.6 km2) |
| • Land | 39.09 sq mi (101.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.33% |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[2] | 8,503 |
| • Density | 198/sq mi (76/km2) |
| FIPS code | 17-093-39454 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429202 |
Kendall Township is located in Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,739 and it contained 2,875 housing units.[3]
Kendall Township was named after the county, which was named after Amos Kendall, a powerful Democratic politician in the Andrew Jackson administration. Kendall later became a business partner of Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the Morse Code and the electric telegraph, and made his fortune with Morse.
Yorkville's division amongst Bristol and Kendall Townships mirrors the fact that, until the 1950s, The City of Yorkville was situated along the south bank of the Fox River, while the Village of Bristol was situated to the north. When the communities consolidated to form the United City of Yorkville (16 Apr 1957), a small community in Bristol Township, named "Bristol Station", was allowed to become the new Bristol, Illinois (unincorporated).
