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Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Champaign

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
230 m

Local time
  
Friday 12:02 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
September 1869

GNIS feature ID
  
0429120

Area
  
95.47 km²

Population
  
623 (2010)

Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 95% Humidity

Harwood Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 623 and it contained 282 housing units.

Contents

Map of Harwood Township, IL, USA

History

Harwood Township formed from Ludlow Township as Sheldon Township in September, 1869. Then the name was changed to Shuck Township on an unknown date, then to Harwood Township on February 22, 1870.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.86 square miles (95.5 km2), of which 36.85 square miles (95.4 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Gifford (northwest quarter)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Dillsburg

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains six cemeteries: Harwood Chapel, Heater, Hitz Family, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre and Huffman.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 136

    • References

    Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois Wikipedia
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