Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
| Rockville Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Kankakee County |
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 Kankakee County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′09″N 87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°WCoordinates: 41°15′09″N 87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kankakee |
| Established | May 9, 1853 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Richard Moran |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.6 sq mi (95 km2) |
| • Land | 36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.41% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 852 |
| • Density | 24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60901, 60914, 60950 |
| FIPS code | 17-091-65195 |
Rockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 879 and it contained 326 housing units. It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created. The township's name may have been derived from a Potawatomi village known to the pioneers as Rock Village.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.6 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.45 square miles (94.4 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.41%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Blooms Grove and DeSelm.
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Garage is located on Manteno-Deselm Road, Manteno Illinois 60950
Rockville Township used to have 2 schools. Taylor Schoolhouse was a one room school located near Deselm which opened in 1905 and closed in 1954. Deselm School was located in Deselm and that school also closed in 1954 when the schools were consolidated into the Manteno school district.
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