Wethersfield Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°11′32″N 89°55′26″W / 41.19222°N 89.92389°W / 41.19222; -89.92389Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total35.57 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Land35.57 sq mi (92.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

820 ft (250 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

3,818 • Density110.6/sq mi (42.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61434, 61443

FIPS code17-073-80983

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

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

Kewanee (southwest quarter)

Extinct towns

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

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

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Kewanee Municipal Airport

Landmarks

Windmont Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,818	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

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

References

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

^ ^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.