Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Pilot Township
Pilot Township
Township
	Location in Kankakee County
	Kankakee County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°03′31″N 88°04′21″W / 41.05861°N 88.07250°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	March 11, 1857
Government
• Supervisor	Timothy Feller
Area
• Total	49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2)
• Land	49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	2,019
• Density	42.2/sq mi (16.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60901, 60913, 60917, 60922, 60941
FIPS code	17-091-59819

Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,086 and it contained 859 housing units.^[2] It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.44 square miles (128.0 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Herscher

Unincorporated towns

Dickeys at 41°03′03″N 88°02′14″W / 41.050865°N 88.037268°W / 41.050865; -88.037268
Goodrich at 41°06′32″N 88°03′29″W / 41.108921°N 88.058104°W / 41.108921; -88.058104
Lehigh at 41°06′37″N 88°01′05″W / 41.11031°N 88.018103°W / 41.11031; -88.018103

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

Pilot Center at 41°03′27″N 88°04′33″W / 41.057532°N 88.075881°W / 41.057532; -88.075881

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Salina Township (north)
Limestone Township (northeast)
Otto Township (east)
Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south)
Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest)
Norton Township (west)
Essex Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,019	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Government

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 Office is located at 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.