Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Elwood Township
Elwood Township
	Township
	Location in Vermilion County
	Coordinates: 39°54′19″N87°38′39″W / 39.90528°N 87.64417°W Coordinates: 39°54′19″N87°38′39″W / 39.90528°N 87.64417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1851
Area
• Total	24.89 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Land	24.81 sq mi (64.3 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.32%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	1,575
• Density	66.4/sq mi (25.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-23932

Last updated February 02, 2021

Elwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 718 housing units.^[2]

History

Elwood Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was named after the Elwood Meeting House, which had been named for Thomas Ellwood. John Haworth, founder of the Vermilion County Quaker community, likely suggested the name.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.89 square miles (64.5 km²), of which 24.81 square miles (64.3 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.32%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Crown Hill, Dalbey, Pilot Grove, Sharon, Shock and Vermilion.

Major highways

U.S. Route 150
Illinois State Route 1

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	1,575	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
Jamaica Community Unit School District 12

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 104
State Senate District 52

Related Research Articles

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McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 807 and it contained 344 housing units. Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.

Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,518 housing units.

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,485 and it contained 799 housing units.

Elbridge Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 343 housing units.

Stratton Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 481 and it contained 230 housing units. The name of the township was Wayne Township until May 9, 1857.

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Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,563 and it contained 5,174 housing units.

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[3] Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.

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

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Danville
Cities	Danville Georgetown Hoopeston	Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County
Villages	Allerton‡ Alvan Belgium Bismarck Catlin Fairmount Fithian Henning Indianola Muncie Oakwood Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell Tilton Westville
Townships	Blount Butler Carroll Catlin Danville Elwood Georgetown Grant Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Newell Oakwood Pilot Ross Sidell South Ross Vance
CDP	Olivet
Other unincorporated communities	Armstrong Batestown Cheneyville Collison East Lynn Hartshorn Hegeler Hillery Hope Illiana‡ Jamaica Jamesburg Midway Newtown Ryan Unionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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