Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°06′37″N 87°36′38″W / 40.11028°N 87.61056°W / 40.11028; -87.61056CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionCreated1851Area

• Total50.01 sq mi (129.5 km²) • Land49.43 sq mi (128.0 km²) • Water0.58 sq mi (1.5 km²) 1.16%Elevation

577 ft (176 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

30,673 • Density649.7/sq mi (250.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-183-18576

Danville Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,113 and it contained 13,913 housing units.^[2] Danville Area Community College and the Illinois Department Of Corrections Danville Correctional Facility are in this township.

History

Danville Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851.

Danville Township was named for Dan Beckwith, an Indian trader.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.01 square miles (129.5 km²), of which 49.43 square miles (128.0 km²) (or 98.84%) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 1.16%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

Belgium (north three-quarters)
Danville (the county seat) (southern portion)
Tilton
Westville (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Beeler Terrace
Brookville
Grape Creek
South Danville
Vandercook
Vermilion Heights
Walz
Wyton

Adjacent townships

Newell Township (north)
Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana (east)
Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
Georgetown Township (south)
McKendree Township (south)
Catlin Township (southwest)
Oakwood Township (west)
Blount Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Atherton, Danville National, Forse, Greenwood, Hooten, Langley, Lutheran, Lynch, Oakhill, Parish, Saint Patrick's and Sandhill.

Major highways

Rivers

Vermilion River

Airports and landing strips

Danville Correctional Center Heliport
Lakeview Medical Center Heliport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	30,673	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Catlin Community Unit School District 5
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76
Westville Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

Illinois' 15th congressional district
State House District 104
State Senate District 52

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 100.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.