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Blackberry

A township of 17,484 people in Kane County, Illinois

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Map of Blackberry: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land13%2,850 of 22,310 acres

Trails32 mi0.9 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves24163 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Dick Young Forest Preserve6 mi of trails · 1,108 acres Directions

2Grunwald Farms Forest Preserve1.7 mi of trails · 232 acres Directions

3Elburn Forest Preserve1.1 mi of trails · 70 acres Directions

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About Blackberry

Township in Illinois, United States

17,329Population

35 sq miArea

781 ftElevation

Blackberry Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,329 and it contained 5,962 housing units. Most of its land use is agricultural.

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The public schools Blackberry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#59Best public schoolsof 384 in IL

DistrictGeneva CUSD 304Schools5

Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElemElementary · Grades PK–5 · 424 students Mill Creek School A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 354 students Fabyan Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–5 · 217 students Green Friends Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 44 students Geneva 304 Early Learning CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 117 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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