Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois

Cornwall Township
—  Township  —
Location in Henry County
Henry County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 90°01′47″W / 41.36639°N 90.02972°W / 41.36639; -90.02972Coordinates: 41°21′59″N 90°01′47″W / 41.36639°N 90.02972°W / 41.36639; -90.02972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
- Total	35.58 sq mi (92.16 km2)
- Land	35.51 sq mi (91.96 km2)
- Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.22%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	315
- Density	8.9/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61234, 61235, 61238, 61254, 61443
GNIS feature ID	0428845

Cornwall Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 315^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cornwall Township covers an area of 35.58 square miles (92.2 km²); of this, 35.51 square miles (92.0 km²) (99.78 percent) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (0.22 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Atkinson (partial)

Adjacent townships

• Atkinson Township (north)
• Alba Township (northeast)
• Annawan Township (east)
• Kewanee Township (southeast)
• Burns Township (south)
• Cambridge Township (southwest)
• Munson Township (west)
• Geneseo Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Grand View, Liberty and Saint Anthony.

Major highways

• Interstate 80
• U.S. Route 6

School districts

• Annawan Community Unit School District 226
• Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
• Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
• Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428845. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois