Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Oakwood Township
—  Township  —
Nickname(s): Ivan Town, USA
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°07′57″N 87°50′20″W / 40.1325°N 87.83889°W / 40.1325; -87.83889Coordinates: 40°07′57″N 87°50′20″W / 40.1325°N 87.83889°W / 40.1325; -87.83889
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1868
Area
– Total	64.82 sq mi (167.89 km2)
– Land	64.46 sq mi (166.95 km2)
– Water	0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)  0.56%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,423
– Density	53.1/sq mi (20.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429473

Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,423^[1].

History

Oakwood Township was created in 1868.

Geography

Oakwood Township covers an area of 64.82 square miles (167.9 km²); of this, 0.36 square miles (0.93 km²) or 0.56 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Doughnut Pond, Highway Pond, Inland Sea and Missionfield Pond. The streams of Feather Creek, Glenburn Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Fithian
• Muncie
• Oakwood

Unincorporated towns

• Newtown

Extinct towns

• Belgium Row
• Bronson
• Brothers
• Bucktown
• Glenburn
• Missionfield
• Rumpler
• Ivanville

Adjacent townships

• Pilot Township (north)
• Blount Township (northeast)
• Catlin Township (east)
• Danville Township (east)
• Catlin Township (southeast)
• Vance Township (southwest)
• Ogden Township, Champaign County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Johnson Hill, Jones Family, Jones Family, Pleasant Grove and Stearns.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 49

Airports and landing strips

• Wilson Airport

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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