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Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Champaign

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
236 m

Local time
  
Thursday 6:08 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
September 1866

GNIS feature ID
  
0429129

Area
  
78.11 km²

Population
  
1,278 (2010)

Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Weather
  
10°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 41% Humidity

Hensley Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,278 and it contained 542 housing units.

Contents

Map of Hensley Township, IL 61822, USA

History

Hensley Township formed from Champaign Township in September, 1866 as Grant Township, but the name was changed to Hensley on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.16 square miles (78.1 km2), all land. The source of the Kaskaskia River is located in section 19 of this township, rising from the Kaskaskia ditch.

Cities and towns

  • Mahomet (east edge)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Rising
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains seven cemeteries: Bethlehem[2], Fisher[3], George Peters Family, Grandview Memorial Gardens[4], Gregory Burial and Haines Family.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • Interstate 74
  • U.S. Route 150
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Andrew RLA Airport
  • Champaign Airport (historical)
  • McCulley Airport
  • References

    Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois Wikipedia


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