Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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in
Henry County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,162 and it contained 4,608 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Kewanee (north half)
Adjacent townships
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Annawan Township (north)
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Mineral Township, Bureau County (northeast)
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Neponset Township, Bureau County (east)
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Elmira Township, Stark County (southeast)
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Wethersfield Township (south)
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Burns Township (west)
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Cornwall Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Garden of Peace, Mount Olivet, Old Kewanee Public, Orthodox, Pace, Pleasant View, Saint Michael and South Pleasant View.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 34
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches elevation ...
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Illinois Route 78
Illinois Route 78 is a major north–south highway in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 northwest of Jacksonville north to Highway 78 at the Wisconsin state line north of Warren. This is a distance of .
Route description Ja ...
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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
* Kewanee Hospital Heliport
Landmarks
* Baker Park
* Chautaqua Park
* Francis Park
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Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Henry County, Illinois, United States
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(south half)
* Northeast Park
* West Park
Demographics
School districts
* Annawan Community Unit School District 226
* Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
* Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
Political districts
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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 Peor ...
* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Henry County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois