Wesley Township is located in
Will County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,241 and it contained 891 housing units.
Wesley Township was formed from the south-eastern part of
Wilmington Township in 1846. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey
School Districts
* Wilmington Community School District 209-U
* Manteno Community School District Unit 5
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.65%) is land and (or 2.35%) is water.
Demographics
References
External links
City-data.comTownship WebsiteWill County Historical SocietyTownship MapWill County Official Site
Townships in Will County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1846 establishments in Illinois
Populated places established in 1846
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