Virgil Township is one of sixteen

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in Kane County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,937 and it contained 766 housing units. The land is primarily used for agriculture.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Maple Park (all but western edge) *

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...

Extinct settlements

* Meredith at * Richardson at

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Saints Peter and Paul's Catholic Cemetery and Thatcher Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

* Aeroview Airport * Miller/Maple Park Farm Airport

Demographics

School districts

* Central Community Unit School District 301 * Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 * Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Political districts

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* State House District 50 * State Senate District 25

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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Township Officials of Illinois
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