Oxford Township, Henry County, Illinois

Oxford Township
Oxford Township
Township
	Location in Henry County
	Henry County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°11′40″N90°22′43″W / 41.19444°N 90.37861°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Land	35.56 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11%
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	1,175
• Density	34.1/sq mi (13.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61262, 61413, 61465, 61468
FIPS code	17-073-57108

Last updated July 28, 2023

Oxford Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,213 and it contained 554 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.61 square miles (92.2 km²), of which 35.56 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Alpha
Woodhull (partial)

Extinct towns

Oxford at 41°10′25″N90°25′59″W / 41.173648°N 90.433185°W / 41.173648; -90.433185

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

Lynn Township (north)
Clover Township (east)
Ontario Township, Knox County (southeast)
Rio Township, Knox County (south)
North Henderson Township, Mercer County (southwest)
Rivoli Township, Mercer County (west)
Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Alpha, Oxford, Saint Johns and Summit Level.

Major highways

Lakes

Crescent Lake
Skona Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,175	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Alwood Community Unit School District 225

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

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References

Notes

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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Bibliography

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Oxford Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 18, 2009.
United States National Atlas

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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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[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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