Batavia Township, Illinois

Batavia Township
Location in Kane County
Kane County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°49′59″N 088°18′59″W / 41.83306°N 88.31639°W / 41.83306; -88.31639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKane
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)
Area
  Total
18.7 sq mi (48 km2)
  Land18.31 sq mi (47.4 km2)
  Water0.39 sq mi (1.0 km2)  2.09%
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
35,862
  Density1,923.9/sq mi (742.8/km2)
FIPS code17-089-04091
GNIS feature ID0428640
Websitewww.bataviatownship.com

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 (formerly in the village of Weston), although most of the facility is in neighboring Winfield Township in DuPage County.