Country United States County Vermilion Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 205 m Population 807 (2010) | State Illinois Created 1912 GNIS feature ID 0429301 Area 76.07 km² Local time Thursday 2:04 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 36% Humidity | ||
McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 807 and it contained 344 housing units. Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.
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Map of McKendree Township, IL, USA
History
This area was originally part of Georgetown Township, but growing dissatisfaction with a lack of development in that portion of the township, compared with the Georgetown and Westville areas, led to a petition for creation of a new township in 1912. The name came from McKendree Methodist Church.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.37 square miles (76.1 km2), of which 29.25 square miles (75.8 km2) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.41%) is water. The stream of White Branch runs through this township.
Extinct towns
Adjacent townships
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bock, Elwood Church, Locket, Lorance, McKendree, Michael, Niccum and North Fork.