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Andover Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°17′15″N 90°15′42″W / 41.28750°N 90.26167°W / 41.28750; -90.26167Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total36.58 sq mi (94.7 km²) • Land36.58 sq mi (94.7 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

801 ft (244 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

881 • Density26.1/sq mi (10.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61233, 61238, 61262, 61274

FIPS code17-073-01504

Andover Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 399 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.58 square miles (94.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Andover

Adjacent townships

Osco Township (north)
Munson Township (northeast)
Cambridge Township (east)
Weller Township (southeast)
Clover Township (south)
Lynn Township (west)
Western Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Andover Township, Presbyterian and Rose Dale.

Major highways

Illinois Route 81

Airports and landing strips

Boyd Wheatleys Farm Airport
Wheatley Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	941	^[3]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

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

References

"Andover Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2020 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2020 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.