Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°00′17″N 87°38′23″W / 40.00472°N 87.63972°W / 40.00472; -87.63972CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionArea

• Total25.63 sq mi (66.4 km²) • Land25.6 sq mi (66 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.12%Elevation

669 ft (204 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

7,538 • Density308.6/sq mi (119.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-183-28976

Georgetown Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,901 and it contained 3,573 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.63 square miles (66.4 km²), of which 25.6 square miles (66 km²) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.12%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

Belgium (south quarter)
Georgetown
Westville (vast majority)

Extinct towns

Busenville
Himrod
Kellyville
Midway
Milton
Steelton
Unionville

Adjacent townships

Danville Township (north)
McKendree Township (east)
Love Township (southeast)
Elwood Township (south)
Carroll Township (southwest)
Catlin Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Dukes, Forest Park, Lithuanian, Pleasant Mound, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky and Searl.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	7,538	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.