Kendall County, Illinois

Kendall County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 54,544. According to Census Bureau statistics released in March 2007, its 2006 estimated population of 88,158 makes it the second-fastest growing county in the United States between the years 2000 and 2006.. Its is. This county is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 836 (323 ). 830 km² (321 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.65%) is water. Kendall County is a small, but rapidly growing county that has the majority of its population in the north and east, and along the Fox River (the only river in the county) which runs through the northwestern section of the county. Many new s have been constructed in this county, which has produced considerable population growth. Southern Kendall still remains largely agricultural. Kendall County has two primary ranges of low-lying hills formed by what is known as an end. Ransom, the more predominant of the two moraines, runs through the west and north-central part of the county. This moraine has created elevations of over 800 feet, in contrast to elevations in southern Kendall County that drop to the lower 500 feet range. Minooka, the other major end moraine ridge in Kendall County, runs along its entire eastern border with. The two moraines intersect at almost a right angle in the township of. The only designated state park in the county is.

Adjacent Counties

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History
Kendall County was formed in out of  and.

The county is named after. Kendall was the editor of the newspaper, and went on to be an important advisor to President. Kendall became the in.

Elected Officials
(As of February 2007) County Board members run in two districts. All other officers run county-wide:
 * County Boad Members: Robert E. Davidson, Kay Hatcher, John P. Purcell, Nancy Martin, Bill Wykes, John A. Church, Jessie Hafenrichter, Pam Parr, Anne Vickery, Jeff Wehrli
 * Becky Morganegg - Clerk of the Circuit Court
 * Ken Toftoy - Coroner
 * Paul Anderson - County Clerk/Recorder
 * Richard Randall - Sheriff
 * Eric Weis - State's Attorney
 * Jill Ferko - Treasurer

School Districts

 * School District #101
 * School District #201
 * School District #202
 * School District #429
 * School District #430
 * School District #101
 * School District #201
 * School District #202
 * School District #429
 * School District #430
 * School District #430

The northern half of the county is in Community College District 516 and is served by in  and. The southern half is in Community College District 525 and is served by in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 54,544 people, 18,798 households, and 14,963 families residing in the county. The was 66/km² (170/sq mi). There were 19,519 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (61/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.88%, 1.32% or , 0.19% , 0.88% , 0.02% , 3.38% from , and 1.34% from two or more races. 7.49% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 18,798 households out of which 41.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.80% were living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.40% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.50% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $64,625, and the median income for a family was $69,383. Males had a median income of $50,268 versus $30,415 for females. The for the county was $25,188. About 2.00% of families and 3.00% of the population were below the, including 3.50% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

Townships
The county is an 18 mile square which is divided up into 9 townships. Each township is divided into 36 1 mile square sections, except that the Fox River is used as a Township border, resulting in Bristol being the smallest township with the extra area being assigned to Oswego and Kendall Townships. There are also two exceptions to the section grid to reflect Indian land grants under the in : the Mo-Ah-Way Reservation in Oswego Township and the Waish-Kee-shaw Reservation in Na-Au-Say Township. These areas were eventually sold to European settlers.

Cities and towns

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