Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Harwood Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°21′48″N 88°03′06″W / 40.36333°N 88.05167°WCoordinates: 40°21′48″N 88°03′06″W / 40.36333°N 88.05167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Established	September 1869
Area
• Total	36.86 sq mi (95.5 km^2)
• Land	36.85 sq mi (95.4 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	623
• Density	16.9/sq mi (6.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429120

Harwood Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 623 and it contained 282 housing units.^[1]

History

Harwood Township formed from Ludlow Township as Sheldon Township in September, 1869. Then the name was changed to Shuck Township on an unknown date, then to Harwood Township on February 22, 1870.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.86 square miles (95.5 km²), of which 36.85 square miles (95.4 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

• Gifford (northwest quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Dillsburg

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Harwood Chapel, Heater, Hitz Family, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre and Huffman.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 136

References

• "Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

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