Andover Township is one of twenty-four

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in Henry County,

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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 881 and it contained 399 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Cities, towns, villages

Andover Andover may refer to: Places Australia *Andover, Tasmania Canada * Andover Parish, New Brunswick * Perth-Andover, New Brunswick United Kingdom * Andover, Hampshire, England ** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station United States * Andove ...

Adjacent townships

* Osco Township (north) * Munson Township (northeast) * Cambridge Township (east) * Weller Township (southeast) * Clover Township (south) * Lynn Township (west) * Western Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Andover Township, Presbyterian and Rose Dale.

Major highways

Illinois Route 81 Illinois Route 81 is an east–west state road in northwest Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 150 by unincorporated Lynn Center to Illinois Route 78 (Main Street) in Kewanee. This is a distance of . Route description In Kewanee, Illinoi ...

Airports and landing strips

* Boyd Wheatleys Farm Airport * Wheatley Landing Strip

Demographics

School districts

* Alwood Community Unit School District 225 * Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 * Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...

* State House District 71 * State Senate District 36

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Henry County, Illinois Townships in Illinois