Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Wethersfield Township

Township

Location in Henry County

Henry County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 41°11′32″N 89°55′26″W﻿ / ﻿41.19222°N 89.92389°W﻿ / 41.19222; -89.92389
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Henry
Established| November 4, 1856
Area

• Total| 35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Land| 35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 820 ft (250 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 3,818
• Density| 110.6/sq mi (42.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61434, 61443

FIPS code| 17-073-80983

Wethersfield Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,935 and contained 1,827 housing units.[2]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km2), all land.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Kewanee (southwest quarter)

### Extinct towns[edit]

* Saxon at 41°09′08″N 89°53′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.152259°N 89.892052°W﻿ / 41.152259; -89.892052

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

* Wethersfield at 41°13′38″N 89°55′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.227259°N 89.925663°W﻿ / 41.227259; -89.925663

### Adjacent townships[edit]

* Kewanee Township (north)
* Elmira Township, Stark County (east)
* Toulon Township, Stark County (southeast)
* Goshen Township, Stark County (south)
* Lynn Township, Knox County (southwest)
* Galva Township (west)
* Burns Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these four cemeteries: Cavanagh, Evergreen Memory Garden, Saxon and Wethersfield.

### Major highways[edit]

* U.S. Route 34
* Illinois Route 78

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Kewanee Municipal Airport

### Landmarks[edit]

* Windmont Park

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 3,818| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Galva Community Unit School District 224
* Stark County Community Unit School District 100
* Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

## Political districts[edit]

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

## References[edit]

* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* "Wethersfield Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 18, 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[edit]

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

Places adjacent to Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois

| Burns Township | Kewanee Township |

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Galva Township |

Wethersfield Township

| Elmira Township, Stark County
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Lynn Township, Knox County | Goshen Township, Stark County | Toulon Township, Stark County

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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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