Rockville Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Rockville Township
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°15′09″N 87°56′52″W / 41.25250°N 87.94778°W / 41.25250; -87.94778
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
  SupervisorRichard Moran
Area
  Total
36.6 sq mi (95 km2)
  Land36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2)
  Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation
640 ft (195 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
852
  Density24.1/sq mi (9.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60901, 60914, 60950
FIPS code17-091-65195

Rockville Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 879 and it contained 326 housing units. It was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created. The township's name may have been derived from a Potawatomi village known to the pioneers as "Little Rock Village."