Batavia Township, Kane County, Illinois


Batavia Township is in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 35,221 and it contained 12,892 housing units. The western part of the United States Department of Energy's Fermilab is at the township's eastern edge, although most of the facility is in neighboring Winfield Township in DuPage County.

Geography

Unlike the prototypical Midwestern township, which is a six mile by six mile square, Batavia splits such a square with Geneva Township. According to the 2010 census, the township has an area of, of which is land and is water.

Cities and towns

The township contains Westside, Eastside, and River Hills cemeteries.

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