Western Township, Henry County, Illinois

Western Township
Township
Location in Henry County
Henry County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°22′21″N 90°22′38″W / 41.37250°N 90.37722°W / 41.37250; -90.37722Coordinates: 41°22′21″N 90°22′38″W / 41.37250°N 90.37722°W / 41.37250; -90.37722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.46 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Land	35.46 sq mi (91.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,053
• Density	86.1/sq mi (33.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61240, 61262, 61273, 61274
GNIS feature ID	0429913

Western Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,053 and it contained 1,240 housing units.^[1] Western changed its name from Orion Township on April 13, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.46 square miles (91.8 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Orion

Unincorporated towns

• Brook Lawn at 41°24′45″N 90°25′39″W / 41.412535°N 90.42763°W / 41.412535; -90.42763
• Sunny Hill at 41°23′56″N 90°24′57″W / 41.398924°N 90.415963°W / 41.398924; -90.415963
• Sunny Hill Estates at 41°23′47″N 90°25′44″W / 41.396424°N 90.429019°W / 41.396424; -90.429019
• Warner at 41°24′37″N 90°22′33″W / 41.410313°N 90.375961°W / 41.410313; -90.375961

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

Adjacent townships

• Colona Township (north)
• Edford Township (northeast)
• Osco Township (east)
• Andover Township (southeast)
• Lynn Township (south)
• Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (southwest)
• Rural Township, Rock Island County (west)
• Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Orion Lutheran and Western Township.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 150

Airports and landing strips

• Hughes RLA Airport

School districts

• Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 71
• State Senate District 36

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Western Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
• 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
• Township Officials of Illinois

	Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County	Colona Township	Edford Township
	Rural Township, Rock Island County		Osco Township
		Western Township
	Richland Grove Township, Mercer County	Lynn Township	Andover Township

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee
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
Unincorporated communities	Aliceville Briar Bluff Dayton Fairbank German Corner Green River Lynn Center Morristown Nekoma Opheim Osco Shady Beach Sunny Hill Estates Sunny Hill Ulah Warner Woodcrest
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties