| Official Name: | McKendree Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | 1912 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 27.6 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0033°N -87.5769°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-183-45772 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 773 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 807 and it contained 344 housing units.[2] Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.
This area was originally part of Georgetown Township, but growing dissatisfaction with a lack of development in that portion of the township, compared with the Georgetown and Westville areas, led to a petition for creation of a new township in 1912. The name came from McKendree Methodist Church.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water.[2] The stream of White Branch runs through this township.
The township contains eight cemeteries: Bock, Elwood Church, Locket, Lorance, McKendree, Michael, Niccum and North Fork.