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 (129.52 km2)
- Land	49.35 sq mi (127.81 km2)
- Water	0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)  1.33%
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	34,094
- Density	690.9/sq mi (266.8/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 2000 census, its population was 34,094^[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.

Geography

Danville Township covers an area of 50.01 square miles (129.5 km²); of this, 0.66 square miles (1.7 km²) or 1.33 percent is water.

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. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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