Official Name: | Kewanee 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 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.16 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.06 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 281 |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Elevation Ft: | 738 |
Coordinates: | 41.2808°N -89.9164°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 61443 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-073-39740 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 9795 |
Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,162 and it contained 4,608 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.[2]
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Garden of Peace, Mount Olivet, Old Kewanee Public, Orthodox, Pace, Pleasant View, Saint Michael and South Pleasant View.