Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois
# Kewanee Township, Henry County, Illinois

Kewanee Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,162 and it contained 4,608 housing units.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 $km^2),$ of which 36.16 square miles (93.7 $km^2)$ (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 $km^2)$ (or 0.06%) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* Kewanee (north half)

### Adjacent townships

* Annawan Township (north)
* Mineral Township, Bureau County (northeast)
* Neponset Township, Bureau County (east)
* Elmira Township, Stark County (southeast)
* Wethersfield Township (south)
* Burns Township (west)
* 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

* U.S. Route 34
* Illinois Route 78
* Illinois Route 81

### Airports and landing strips

* Kewanee Hospital Heliport

### Landmarks

* Baker Park
* Chautaqua Park
* Francis Park
* Johnson Sauk Trail State Park (south half)
* Northeast Park
* West Park

## School districts

* Annawan Community Unit School District 226
* Kewanee Community Unit School District 229
* Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

## Political districts

* Illinois's 17th congressional district
* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37
