Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois
Kewanee Township | |
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ZIP code | 61443 |
FIPS code | 17-073-39740 |
Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,162 and it contained 4,608 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 36.16 square miles (93.7 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Kewanee (north half)
Adjacent townships
- Annawan Township (north)
- Mineral Township, Bureau County (northeast)
- Neponset Township, Bureau County (east)
- Elmira Township, Stark County (southeast)
- Wethersfield Township (south)
- Burns Township (west)
- Cornwall Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Garden of Peace, Mount Olivet, Old Kewanee Public, Orthodox, Pace, Pleasant View, Saint Michael and South Pleasant View.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Kewanee Hospital Heliport
Landmarks
- Baker Park
- Chautaqua Park
- Francis Park
- Johnson Sauk Trail State Park(south half)
- Northeast Park
- West Park
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 9,795 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Annawan Community Unit School District 226
- Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
- Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- "Kewanee Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.