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Elwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 718 housing units.[2]

History

Elwood Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was named after the Elwood Meeting House, which had been named for Thomas Ellwood. John Haworth, founder of the Vermilion County Quaker community, likely suggested the name.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.89 square miles (64.5 km2), of which 24.81 square miles (64.3 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[2]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Crown Hill, Dalbey, Pilot Grove, Sharon, Shock and Vermilion.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)1,575[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
  • Jamaica Community Unit School District 12

Political districts

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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