Country United States County Grundy Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 166 m Local time Friday 9:16 AM | State Illinois Established November, 1854 ZIP codes 60416, 60450 Area 31.05 km² Population 4,427 (2010) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 40% Humidity | ||
Felix Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,427 and it contained 1,919 housing units.
Contents
- Map of Felix Township IL USA
- History
- Geography
- Cities towns villages
- Unincorporated towns
- School districts
- Political districts
- References
Map of Felix Township, IL, USA
History
Felix Township, Grundy County, is named for Felix Grundy, Senator from Tennessee. The township was formed from portions of Wauponsee and Aux Sable townships in November, 1854. Most of old Felix township was partitioned to form Goose Lake Township on September 15, 1897. These early boundary changes occurred mainly due to coal mining activity.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.99 square miles (31.1 km2), of which 10.88 square miles (28.2 km2) (or 90.74%) is land and 1.11 square miles (2.9 km2) (or 9.26%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)