Weller 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 422 and it contained 197 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Bishop Hill
Unincorporated towns
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Nekoma at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Cambridge Township (north)
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Galva Township (east)
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Lynn Township, Knox County (southeast)
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Walnut Grove Township, Knox County (south)
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Ontario Township, Knox County (southwest)
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Clover Township (west)
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Andover Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Bishop Hill, Piatt and Red Oak.
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 17
Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved April 21, 2006. to State R ...
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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
Illino ...
Demographics
School districts
* Alwood Community Unit School District 225
* Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
* Galva Community Unit School District 224
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R O W V A Community Unit School District 208
R O W V A Community Unit School District 208 is a rural school district based in Oneida, Illinois. Located near Galesburg in Knox County, R.O.W.V.A. serves the rural communities of Rio, Oneida, Wataga, Victoria, and Altona, and is situate ...
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
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* 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