Wethersfield 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 3,935 and contained 1,827 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
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Kewanee (southwest quarter)
Extinct towns
* Saxon at
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
* Wethersfield at
Adjacent townships
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Kewanee Township (north)
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Elmira Township, Stark County (east)
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Toulon Township, Stark County (southeast)
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Goshen Township, Stark County (south)
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Lynn Township, Knox County (southwest)
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Galva Township (west)
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Burns Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Cavanagh, Evergreen Memory Garden, Saxon and Wethersfield.
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 J ...
Airports and landing strips
* Kewanee Municipal Airport
Landmarks
* Windmont Park
Demographics
School districts
* Galva Community Unit School District 224
* Stark County Community Unit School District 100
* 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 Peo ...
* 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