Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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in
Henry County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,800 and it contained 4,464 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kewanee Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Kewanee (north half)
Adjacent townships
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Annawan Township (north)
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Mineral Township, Bureau County (northeast)
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Neponset Township, Bureau County (east)
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Elmira Township, Stark County (southeast)
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Wethersfield Township (south)
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Burns Township (west)
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Cornwall Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Garden of Peace, Mount Olivet, Old Kewanee Public, Orthodox, Pace, Pleasant View, Saint Michael and South Pleasant View.
Major highways
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U.S. Route 34
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Illinois Route 78
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Route descrip ...
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Illinois Route 81
Airports and landing strips
* Kewanee Hospital Heliport
Landmarks
* Baker Park
* Chautaqua Park
* Francis Park
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Johnson Sauk Trail State Park (south half)
* Northeast Park
* West Park
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 9,800 people, 4,015 households, and 2,469 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 4,464 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 75.40%
White
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, 7.64%
African American
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, 0.29%
Native American
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, 0.23%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander
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, 8.09% from
other races
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, and 8.29% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 15.96% of the population.
There were 4,015 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.20% were married couples living together, 12.58% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.51% were non-families. 34.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.
The township's age distribution consisted of 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,979, and the median income for a family was $43,919. Males had a median income of $34,961 versus $25,336 for females. The
per capita income
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for the township was $21,112. About 19.6% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
* Annawan Community Unit School District 226
* Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
* Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
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* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Henry County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois