Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°21′59″N 90°01′47″W / 41.36639°N 90.02972°W / 41.36639; -90.02972Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total35.66 sq mi (92.4 km²) • Land35.57 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.25%Elevation

659 ft (201 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

272 • Density7.8/sq mi (3.0/km²)Time zoneUTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61234, 61235, 61238, 61254, 61443

FIPS code17-073-16444

Cornwall Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, US. At the 2010 census, its population was 278 and it contained 119 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Atkinson (partial)

Adjacent townships

Atkinson Township (north)
Alba Township (northeast)
Annawan Township (east)
Kewanee Township (southeast)
Burns Township (south)
Cambridge Township (southwest)
Munson Township (west)
Geneseo Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Grand View, Liberty and Saint Anthony.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	272	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

Notable people

Art Benedict, baseball player (MLB second baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers)
Joe McGinnity, baseball player (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Giants)

References

"Cornwall 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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.