Randolph Township, McLean County, Illinois
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Randolph Township is located in McLean County
McLean County, Illinois
McLean County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. McLean County is included in the Bloomington–Normal, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 169,572, which is an increase of 12.7% from 150,433 in 2000. Its county seat is...
, 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,...
. The population was 3,856 at the 2000 census.
Randolph Township was named for Gardner Randolph, who settled in the area around 1832, near a thick grove of trees later referred to as Randolph's Grove.
The Village of Heyworth is part of Randolph Township, which was formed in 1858 and sent its first supervisor to Bloomington, the county seat, on May 17, 1858. It is Township 22 North, Range 2 East and part of Township 21 North, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian
Third Principal Meridian
The Third Principal Meridian begins at the mouth of the Ohio River and extends north to the northern boundary of the state of Illinois, and with the base line in latitude 38° 28' 20", governs the surveys in the state east of the third principal meridian, with the exception of those projected from...
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It has part of the north tier of sections in Township 2, which were taken by McLean County between 1844 and 1849, instead of giving them back to DeWitt County, when it was formed. It is 6x8 instead of 6x6.
It is bounded by Downs Township on the east; Bloomington Township on the north; Funk’s Grove Township on the west; and Wapella Township, in DeWitt County, on the south.
2008 Randolph Township Officials:
Donald O. Newby, supervisor; Larry W. Mowery, town clerk; Dennis L. Powell, highway commissioner; Glenn H. Milton, assessor.
Town Trustees: Del Reinitz, Kevin Rustemeyer, Vernon Terrell, Rodger Zook.
Cemetery Trustees: Harold Necessary (president), Kurt Flora (secretary), Dan Billington.
Mark J. McGrath, P.C., township attorney.