Cambridge Township is one of twenty-four

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in Henry County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,525 and it contained 1,070 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

Unincorporated towns

* Ulah at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Munson Township (north) * Cornwall Township (northeast) * Burns Township (east) * Galva Township (southeast) * Weller Township (south) * Andover Township (west) * Osco Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: McNay and Talbot.

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, Illino ...

Illinois Route 82 Illinois Route 82 (IL 82) is a rural north–south state highway in west central Illinois. It currently runs from Illinois Route 17 in Nekoma north to Illinois Route 92 near Joslin. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois ...

Demographics

School districts

* Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 * Galva Community Unit School District 224

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting Afte ...

* State House District 74 * State Senate District 37

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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