Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cornwall Township
Cornwall Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°21′59″N90°01′47″W / 41.36639°N 90.02972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
• Land	35.59 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.26%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	222
• Density	6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61234, 61235, 61238, 61254, 61443
FIPS code	17-073-16444

Last updated September 17, 2024

Cornwall Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, US. At the 2020 census, its population was 222 and it contained 110 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cornwall Township has a total area of 35.68 square miles (92.41 km²), of which 35.59 square miles (92.18 km²) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.26%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Atkinson (partial)

Adjacent townships

Atkinson Township (north)
Alba Township (northeast)
Annawan Township (east)
Kewanee Township (southeast)
Burns Township (south)
Cambridge Township (southwest)
Munson Township (west)
Geneseo Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Grand View, Liberty and Saint Anthony.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 222 people, 100 households, and 91 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.22 inhabitants per square mile (2.40/km²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 3.08 per square mile (1.19/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.95% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 100 households, out of which 60.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 91.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 9.00% were non-families. 9.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.24.

The township's age distribution consisted of 34.2% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $132,000, and the median income for a family was $132,986. Males had a median income of $100,875 versus $32,361 for females. The per capita income for the township was $44,573. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	278	—
2020	222	−20.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

Notable people

Art Benedict, baseball player (MLB second baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers)
Joe McGinnity, baseball player (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Giants)

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References

"Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee	Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
CDPs	Lynn Center Nekoma Opheim Osco
Other communities	Dayton Green River
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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