| Official Name: | Papineau Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Iroquois County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iroquois |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 6, 1855 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.66 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.51 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.51 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.9 |
| Elevation M: | 187 |
| Elevation Ft: | 614 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9833°N -132°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 60912, 60951, 60964 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-075-57589 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 476 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units.[2]
Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s Louis-Joseph Papineau.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.49%) is land and (or 0.51%) is water.[2]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph.