Oakwood Township is a
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in
Vermilion County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,518 housing units.
History
Oakwood Township was created in 1868.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.47%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water.
Lakes in this township include Doughnut Pond, Highway Pond, Inland Sea and Missionfield Pond. The streams of Feather Creek, Glenburn Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Fithian
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Muncie
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Oakwood
Unincorporated towns
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Newtown
Extinct towns
* Belgium Row
* Bronson
* Brothers
* Bucktown
* Glenburn
* Missionfield
* Rumpler
* Ivanville
Adjacent townships
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Pilot Township (north)
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Blount Township (northeast)
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Catlin Township (east)
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Danville Township (east)
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Catlin Township (southeast)
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Vance Township (southwest)
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Ogden Township, Champaign County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Johnson Hill, Jones Family, Jones Family, Pleasant Grove and Stearns.
Major highways
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Interstate 74
Interstate 74 (I-74) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an interchange with I-80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an interchange with I-75 in ...
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U.S. Route 150
U.S. Route 150 (US 150) is a 571-mile (919 km) long northwest–southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois, to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.
Route descripti ...
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Illinois State Route 49
Illinois Route 49 (IL 49) is a north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at IL 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/ 52 concurrency near Ashkum.
Route description
Illinois 49 runs ...
Airports and landing strips
* Wilson Airport
Demographics
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Vermilion County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois