Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

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Country United States County Henry Time zone CST (UTC−6) Area 92.36 km² Population 278 (2010)		State Illinois Established November 4, 1856 Elevation 201 m Local time Monday 9:12 AM

ZIP codes 61234, 61235, 61238, 61254, 61443 Weather 12°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 91% Humidity

Cornwall Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, US. At the 2010 census, its population was 278 and it contained 119 housing units.

Map of Cornwall Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.

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

Interstate 80

U.S. Route 6

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)

References

Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois Wikipedia

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