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.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Kewanee (north half)

Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

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)

Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

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

U.S. Route 34

Illinois Route 78

Illinois Route 81

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

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

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Township Officials of Illinois

Townships in Henry County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois