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°WCoordinates: 41°21′59″N 90°01′47″W / 41.36639°N 90.02972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Area
• Total	35.66 sq mi (92.4 km^2)
• Land	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.25%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	278
• Density	7.8/sq mi (3.0/km^2)
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, US. At the 2010 census, its population was 278 and it contained 119 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²), of which 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[1]

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

Notable people

• Art Benedict, baseball player (MLB second baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers)
• Joe McGinnity, baseball player (MLB Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas and New York Giants)

References

• "Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

External links

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