Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°16′51″N 89°54′59″W / 41.28083°N 89.91639°W / 41.28083; -89.91639Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Land36.16 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.06%Elevation

738 ft (225 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

9,795 • Density281/sq mi (108/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61443

FIPS code17-073-39740

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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.