| Phillips Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.1692°N -88.0494°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | White |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | November 7, 1871 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 66.38 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 65.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Elevation Ft: | 476 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 1214 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | XXXXX |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-193-59507 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Phillips Township is located in White County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,258 and it contained 610 housing units.[2]
Phillips Township was likely named for Major Alexander Phillips, who made a land entry in 1817 for a quarter section of land abutting to the west of where Phillipstown, Illinois would be platted two decades later.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.00%) is land and (or 2.00%) is water.[2]