Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

Kewanee Township
Kewanee Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°16′51″N89°54′59″W / 41.28083°N 89.91639°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	36.18 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Land	36.17 sq mi (93.7 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.05%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	9,800
• Density	270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61443
FIPS code	17-073-39740

Last updated September 25, 2024

Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,800 and it contained 4,464 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kewanee Township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.71 km²), of which 36.17 square miles (93.68 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 0.05%) 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

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 9,800 people, 4,015 households, and 2,469 families residing in the township. The population density was 270.85 inhabitants per square mile (104.58/km²). There were 4,464 housing units at an average density of 123.38 per square mile (47.64/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 75.40% White, 7.64% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 8.09% from other races, and 8.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.96% of the population.

There were 4,015 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.20% were married couples living together, 12.58% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.51% were non-families. 34.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

The township's age distribution consisted of 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,979, and the median income for a family was $43,919. Males had a median income of $34,961 versus $25,336 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,112. About 19.6% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	10,262	—
2010	10,162	−1.0%
2020	9,800	−3.6%
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

Related Research Articles

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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

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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