The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBig Grove Township occupies the 6-mile (9.7 km) square in the southwest corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,622 and it contained 650 housing units.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,647 people in 2010, 1,622 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1953.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Big Grove yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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