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Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Vermilion

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
198 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:31 PM

State
  
Illinois

Created
  
1868

GNIS feature ID
  
0429473

Area
  
167.6 km²

Population
  
3,507 (2010)

Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 71% Humidity

Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,518 housing units.

Contents

Map of Oakwood Township, IL, USA

History

Oakwood Township was created in 1868.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 64.7 square miles (168 km2), of which 64.36 square miles (166.7 km2) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (or 0.53%) is water. Lakes in this township include Doughnut Pond, Highway Pond, Inland Sea and Missionfield Pond. The streams of Feather Creek, Glenburn Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

  • Fithian
  • Muncie
  • Oakwood

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Newtown

    • Extinct towns

  • Belgium Row
  • Bronson
  • Brothers
  • Bucktown
  • Glenburn
  • Missionfield
  • Rumpler
  • Ivanville

    • Adjacent townships

  • Pilot Township (north)
  • Blount Township (northeast)
  • Catlin Township (east)
  • Danville Township (east)
  • Catlin Township (southeast)
  • Vance Township (southwest)
  • Ogden Township, Champaign County (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains five cemeteries: Johnson Hill, Jones Family, Jones Family, Pleasant Grove and Stearns.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 74
  • U.S. Route 150
  • Illinois State Route 49

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Wilson Airport

    • References

    Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Wikipedia
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