Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Oakwood Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 3,423.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 3,423.
Geography
Oakwood Township covers an area of 64.82 square miles (167.9 km²); of this, 0.36 square mile (0.9323957196 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
- FithianFithian, IllinoisFithian is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was named after Dr...
- MuncieMuncie, IllinoisMuncie is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- OakwoodOakwood, IllinoisOakwood is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'...
Extinct towns
- Belgium Row
- Bronson
- Brothers
- Bucktown
- Glenburn
- Missionfield
- Rumpler
- Ivanville
Adjacent townships
- Pilot TownshipPilot Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisPilot Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 658.-Geography:Pilot Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Middlefork Township...
(north) - Blount TownshipBlount Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisBlount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,325.-Geography:Blount Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.69 percent is water...
(northeast) - Catlin TownshipCatlin Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCatlin Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,153.-Geography:Catlin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.67 percent is water...
(east) - Danville TownshipDanville Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisDanville Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,094. Danville Area Community College and the Illinois Department Of Corrections Danville Correctional Facility are in this township.-Geography:...
(east) - Catlin TownshipCatlin Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCatlin Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,153.-Geography:Catlin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.67 percent is water...
(southeast) - Vance TownshipVance Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisVance Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,027.-Geography:Vance Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.22 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Oakwood Township...
(southwest) - Ogden Township, Champaign CountyOgden Township, Champaign County, IllinoisOgden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,601.-History:Ogden Township was formed from a portion of South Homer Township on an unknown date.-Geography:...
(west)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Johnson Hill, Jones Family, Jones Family, Pleasant Grove and Stearns.Major highways
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Interstate 74Interstate 74Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio... -
U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150 is a 571 mile long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky .-Illinois:In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S... -
Illinois State Route 49