Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois

Wauponsee Township
Township
Location in Grundy County
Grundy County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W / 41.32111; -88.41889Coordinates: 41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W / 41.32111; -88.41889
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	27.98 sq mi (72.5 km2)
• Land	26.79 sq mi (69.4 km2)
• Water	1.19 sq mi (3.1 km2)  4.25%
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,423
• Density	90.4/sq mi (34.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60444, 60450
GNIS feature ID	0429904

Wauponsee Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,423 and it contained 939 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.98 square miles (72.5 km²), of which 26.79 square miles (69.4 km²) (or 95.75%) is land and 1.19 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 4.25%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Morris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Bradley Subdivision at 41°20′02″N 88°27′27″W / 41.333921°N 88.457568°W / 41.333921; -88.457568
• Claypool at 41°20′45″N 88°23′14″W / 41.345865°N 88.387289°W / 41.345865; -88.387289
• Claypool Woods at 41°20′39″N 88°24′00″W / 41.344199°N 88.400067°W / 41.344199; -88.400067
• Gaslight Village at 41°20′43″N 88°23′37″W / 41.34531°N 88.393678°W / 41.34531; -88.393678
• Lori-Sue Subdivision at 41°20′18″N 88°23′45″W / 41.338365°N 88.3959°W / 41.338365; -88.3959
• Paytonville at 41°20′12″N 88°25′52″W / 41.336699°N 88.431179°W / 41.336699; -88.431179
• Pebble Beach at 41°20′22″N 88°24′00″W / 41.339476°N 88.400067°W / 41.339476; -88.400067
• Pine Grove at 41°20′22″N 88°24′16″W / 41.339476°N 88.404511°W / 41.339476; -88.404511
• Pine Meadow Estates at 41°20′29″N 88°24′48″W / 41.341421°N 88.413400°W / 41.341421; -88.413400
• Richards Park at 41°20′12″N 88°25′27″W / 41.336699°N 88.424234°W / 41.336699; -88.424234
• Van Peterson Subdivision at 41°20′13″N 88°24′03″W / 41.336976°N 88.4009°W / 41.336976; -88.4009
• Willow Ridge at 41°20′18″N 88°25′26″W / 41.338365°N 88.423956°W / 41.338365; -88.423956

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Sample Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Morris High School and Morris Elementary School District

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

		Morris Township
	Erienna Township Norman Township		Goose Lake Township
		Wauponsee Township
	Vienna Township	Mazon Township	Maine Township

Municipalities and communities of Grundy County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Morris
Cities	Morris
Villages	Braceville Carbon Hill Channahon‡ Coal City‡ Diamond‡ Dwight‡ East Brooklyn Gardner Godley‡ Kinsman Mazon Minooka‡ Seneca‡ South Wilmington Verona
Townships	Aux Sable Braceville Erienna Felix Garfield Goodfarm Goose Lake Greenfield Highland Maine Mazon Morris Nettle Creek Norman Saratoga Vienna Wauponsee
Unincorporated communities	Mazonia Nettle Creek Paytonville Wauponsee
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties