Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Danville Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°06′37″N 87°36′38″W / 40.11028°N 87.61056°W / 40.11028; -87.61056Coordinates: 40°06′37″N 87°36′38″W / 40.11028°N 87.61056°W / 40.11028; -87.61056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1851
Area
• Total	50.01 sq mi (129.5 km2)
• Land	49.43 sq mi (128.0 km2)
• Water	0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.16%
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	32,113
• Density	649.7/sq mi (250.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428873

Danville Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,113 and it contained 13,913 housing units.^[1] Danville Area Community College and the Illinois Department Of Corrections Danville Correctional Facility are in this township.

History

Danville Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851.

Danville Township was named for Dan Beckwith, an Indian trader.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.01 square miles (129.5 km²), of which 49.43 square miles (128.0 km²) (or 98.84%) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 1.16%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

• Belgium (north three-quarters)
• Danville (the county seat) (southern portion)
• Tilton
• Westville (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Batestown
• Hartshorn
• Hegeler
• Hillery

Extinct towns

• Beeler Terrace
• Brookville
• Grape Creek
• South Danville
• Vandercook
• Vermilion Heights
• Walz
• Wyton

Adjacent townships

• Newell Township (north)
• Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (east)
• Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
• Georgetown Township (south)
• McKendree Township (south)
• Catlin Township (southwest)
• Oakwood Township (west)
• Blount Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Atherton, Danville National, Forse, Greenwood, Hooten, Langley, Lutheran, Lynch, Oakhill, Parish, Saint Patrick's and Sandhill.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 1

Rivers

• Vermilion River

Airports and landing strips

• Danville Correctional Center Heliport
• Lakeview Medical Center Heliport

School districts

• Catlin Community Unit School District 5
• Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
• Oakwood Community Unit School District 76
• Westville Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 104
• State Senate District 52

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 
2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 100. 

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Danville
Cities	Danville Georgetown Hoopeston
Villages	Allerton‡ Alvan Belgium Bismarck Catlin Fairmount Fithian Henning Indianola Muncie Oakwood Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell Tilton Westville
Townships	Blount Butler Carroll Catlin Danville Elwood Georgetown Grant Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Newell Oakwood Pilot Ross Sidell South Ross Vance
CDP	Olivet
Other unincorporated communities	Armstrong Batestown Cheneyville Collison East Lynn Hartshorn Hegeler Hillery Illiana Jamaica Jamesburg Midway Newtown Ryan Unionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties