Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°56′30″N 088°26′09″W / 41.94167°N 88.43583°W / 41.94167; -88.43583CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyKaneArea

• Total34.48 sq mi (89.3 km²) • Land34.36 sq mi (89.0 km²) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.35%Elevation

^[1]

889 ft (271 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[2]

17,564 • Density499.9/sq mi (193.0/km²)FIPS code17-089-10903GNIS feature ID0428755

Campton Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,174 and it contained 5,662 housing units.^[3]

The township's rural character is subject to increased development. Following an annexation by Elgin, Illinois of northern land for high density development, in May 2007 most of the unincorporated areas of the township became part of the new Village of Campton Hills.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.48 square miles (89.3 km²), of which 34.36 square miles (89.0 km²) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.35%) is water.^[3]

Cities, Towns, Villages

Campton Hills (vast majority)
Elburn (small portion)
Elgin (small portion)
Lily Lake
St. Charles (small portion)

Unincorporated Towns

Appaloosa West
Wasco

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	17,564	^[2]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Trivia

In the 1840s, the family of young Charles Ingalls moved from New York to the tallgrass prairie of Campton Township, just west of Elgin, Illinois.

References

"Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.