| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | Yates Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting McLean County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | McLean County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McLean |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 3, 1857 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.9 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Named For: | Richard Yates |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 284 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-113-83804 |
Yates Township is located in McLean County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 287 and it contained 121 housing units.[2] Yates Township formed as Union Township from Chenoa Township on June 5, 1862. Union was changed to Yates sometime prior to 1920.
Yates Township is named after Governor Richard Yates.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[2]