Official Name: | Colona Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Henry County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Henry County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Joe Swan |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.86 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
Area Water Percent: | 3.11 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 235.8 |
Elevation M: | 194 |
Elevation Ft: | 636 |
Coordinates: | 41.4536°N -90.3683°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 61240, 61241, 61254 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-073-15677 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 6752 |
Colona Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,822 and it contained 2,773 housing units.[2] Colona Township changed its name from Green River Township on April 13, 1857.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 96.92%) is land and (or 3.11%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these three cemeteries: Colona, Dayton and Glenwood.