Pilot Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Pilot Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,086 and it contained 859 housing units. It was formed from a portion of Salina Township on March 11, 1857.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.44 sqmi, all land.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Herscher

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Dickeys at 41.05087°N, -88.03727°W
 * Goodrich at 41.10892°N, -88.0581°W
 * Lehigh at 41.11031°N, -88.0181°W

Extinct towns
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
 * Pilot Center at 41.05753°N, -88.07588°W

Adjacent townships

 * Salina Township (north)
 * Limestone Township (northeast)
 * Otto Township (east)
 * Chebanse Township, Iroquois County (southeast)
 * Milks Grove Township, Iroquois County (south)
 * Rogers Township, Ford County (southwest)
 * Norton Township (west)
 * Essex Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie United, Mount Hope, Pilot Center, Saint Peter and Paul, Trinity and Zion Lutheran.

Government
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 366 East Kay, Herscher, IL 60941.

Political districts

 * Illinois's 11th congressional district
 * State House District 75
 * State Senate District 38

School districts

 * Herscher Community Unit School District 2