| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | West Point Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stephenson |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Murrell |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.7 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 94.4 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4172°N -89.8694°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1086 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 3236 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-177-80788 |
West Point Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,369 and it contained 1,483 housing units.[1] The village of Lena, the unincorporated community of Waddams Grove, and two former communities of Louisa and West Point were all located in this township.
West Point is Township 28 North, Range 5 (part) and 6 (part) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.2%) is water.[1]
The Buckhorn Inn, a log building, was built in 1838 in Alida, now Lena, along the Old State Road number 2, now called the Stagecoach Trail. It was a stop for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line that operated from Chicago to Galena 1839–1854. The building was demolished and replaced by Dodd's Inn in 1848.[2]
Dodd's Inn was built by Samuel Dodds on the Buckhorn Inn site in 1848 as a stage inn for Frink, Walker & Company. From 1854 to 1857 the stone building was used as a post office. It is now a residence on Lena Street in Lena.[3]
The Thomas S. French home and stagecoach stop (Section 19) was built after 1837 along the Old State Road number 2, now called the Stagecoach Trail. The stone house was a stop for the Frink, Walker & Company stage line. The stone stage barn across the road from the house was later demolished. The house is southeast of Waddams Grove and northwest of Five Corners intersection.[4]