Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Lynn Township

Township

Location in Henry County

Henry County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°16′36″N 90°22′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.27667°N 90.37167°W﻿ / 41.27667; -90.37167
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Henry
Established| November 4, 1856
Area

• Total| 36.36 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land| 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation

| 679 ft (207 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 729
• Density| 20.5/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61262, 61273, 61413, 61468

FIPS code| 17-073-45304

Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 745 and it contained 311 housing units.[2] Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lynn Center at 41°17′45″N 90°21′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.295869°N 90.357904°W﻿ / 41.295869; -90.357904
* Ophiem at 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.252536°N 90.387627°W﻿ / 41.252536; -90.387627

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Western Township (north)
* Osco Township (northeast)
* Andover Township (east)
* Clover Township (southeast)
* Oxford Township (south)
* Rivoli Township, Mercer County (southwest)
* Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (west)
* Rural Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Lynn Center and Swedona.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 150
* Illinois Route 81

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 729| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Alwood Community Unit School District 225
* Orion Community Unit School District 223

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 17th congressional district
* State House District 71
* State Senate District 36

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* "Lynn Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois

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Places adjacent to Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois

| Rural Township, Rock Island County | Western Township | Osco Township

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Richland Grove Township, Mercer County |

Lynn Township

| Andover Township
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Rivoli Township, Mercer County | Oxford Township | Clover Township

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Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Cambridge

Cities|

* Colona
* Galva
* Geneseo
* Kewanee

Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County

Towns|

* Annawan
* Atkinson

Villages|

* Alpha
* Andover
* Bishop Hill
* Cambridge
* Cleveland
* Coal Valley‡
* Hooppole
* Orion
* Woodhull

Townships|

* Alba
* Andover
* Annawan
* Atkinson
* Burns
* Cambridge
* Clover
* Colona
* Cornwall
* Edford
* Galva
* Geneseo
* Hanna
* Kewanee
* Loraine
* Lynn
* Munson
* Osco
* Oxford
* Phenix
* Weller
* Western
* Wethersfield
* Yorktown

CDPs|

* Lynn Center
* Nekoma
* Opheim
* Osco

Other
communities|

* Dayton
* Green River

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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