Preston Township, Richland County, Illinois should not be confused with Preston, Illinois.
| Preston Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.8033°N -88.0897°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Richland |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | November 4, 1879 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 40.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.8 |
| Elevation Ft: | 449 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 1220 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 30.6 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-159-61847 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Preston Township is located in Richland County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,247 and it contained 635 housing units.[2] Before May 2, 1859, this locale was known as Douglas Township.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.07%) is land and (or 1.93%) is water.[2]