Yellowhead Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Yellowhead Township
Location in Kankakee County
Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 87°35′46″W / 41.25222°N 87.59611°W / 41.25222; -87.59611
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyKankakee
EstablishedMay 9, 1853
Government
  SupervisorJoseph Fetcho
Area
  Total
43.93 sq mi (113.8 km2)
  Land43.9 sq mi (114 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.07%
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
2,600
  Density61.5/sq mi (23.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60401, 60940, 60954
FIPS code17-091-83856

Yellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,700 and it contained 1,065 housing units. Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.