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Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Henry

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
225 m

Local time
  
Sunday 1:33 PM

Population
  
10,162 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1856

GNIS feature ID
  
0429206

Area
  
93.71 km²

Zip code
  
61443

Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 30% Humidity

Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,162 and it contained 4,608 housing units.

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Map of Kewanee Township, IL 61443, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), of which 36.16 square miles (93.7 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Kewanee (north half)

    • Adjacent townships

  • Annawan Township (north)
  • Mineral Township, Bureau County (northeast)
  • Neponset Township, Bureau County (east)
  • Elmira Township, Stark County (southeast)
  • Wethersfield Township (south)
  • Burns Township (west)
  • Cornwall Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these eight cemeteries: Garden of Peace, Mount Olivet, Old Kewanee Public, Orthodox, Pace, Pleasant View, Saint Michael and South Pleasant View.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 34
  • Illinois Route 78
  • Illinois Route 81

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Kewanee Hospital Heliport

    • Landmarks

  • Baker Park
  • Chautaqua Park
  • Francis Park
  • Johnson Sauk Trail State Park (south half)
  • Northeast Park
  • West Park

    • School districts

  • Annawan Community Unit School District 226
  • Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
  • Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois Wikipedia
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