Gridley Township is located in McLean County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,913 and it contained 790 housing units.

History

Gridley Township was named for

Asahel Gridley Asahel Gridley (April 21, 1810 – January 25, 1881) was an American politician, lawyer, merchant, and banker. Born in New York, Gridley moved to Bloomington, Illinois, when he was twenty-one. He served as a brigadier general in the Black Hawk Wa ...

, an Illinois state senator.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.

Demographics

References

External links

City-data.com
Townships in McLean County, Illinois Townships in Illinois {{McLeanCountyIL-geo-stub