Mendota Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,534 and it contained 3,111 housing units.

[2] Mendota Township was formed from Meriden Township in February, 1856.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.05 square miles (93.4 km2), of which 35.94 square miles (93.1 km2) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.31%) is water.

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