Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
41°11′32″N 89°55′26″W / 41.19222°N 89.92389°W / 41.19222; -89.92389 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61434, 61443
Wethersfield Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,935 and contained 1,827 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Kewanee (southwest quarter)
Extinct towns
- Saxon at 41°09′08″N 89°53′31″W / 41.152259°N 89.892052°W / 41.152259; -89.892052
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
- Wethersfield at 41°13′38″N 89°55′32″W / 41.227259°N 89.925663°W / 41.227259; -89.925663
Adjacent townships
- Kewanee Township (north)
- Elmira Township, Stark County (east)
- Toulon Township, Stark County (southeast)
- Goshen Township, Stark County (south)
- Lynn Township, Knox County (southwest)
- Galva Township (west)
- Burns Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Cavanagh, Evergreen Memory Garden, Saxon and Wethersfield.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Kewanee Municipal Airport
Landmarks
- Windmont Park
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 3,818 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Galva Community Unit School District 224
- Stark County Community Unit School District 100
- 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
- "Wethersfield Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 18, 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois