Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Hensley Township is a township
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Champaign County
Champaign County, Illinois
Champaign County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 201,081, which is an increase of 11.9% from 179,669 in 2000.. It is the 10th most populous county in Illinois...
, 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,...
, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,111.
History
Hensley Township formed from Champaign TownshipChampaign Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Champaign Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 11,591.-Geography:Champaign Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.36 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Maynard Lake...
in September, 1866 as Grant Township, but the name was changed to Hensley on an unknown date.
Geography
Hensley Township covers an area of 31.86 square miles (82.5 km²). The source of the Kaskaskia RiverKaskaskia River
The Kaskaskia River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in central and southern Illinois in the United States. The second largest river system within Illinois, it drains a rural area of farms, as well as rolling hills along river bottoms of hardwood forests in its lower...
is located in section 19 of this township, rising from the Kaskaskia ditch.
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Bethlehem, Fisher, Friends Church, George Peters Family, Grandview Memorial Gardens, Gregory Burial and Haines Family.Major highways
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Interstate 57Interstate 57Interstate 57 is an Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central rail line for much of its route. It goes from Miner, Missouri, at Interstate 55 to Chicago, Illinois, at Interstate 94. I-57 essentially serves as a shortcut route for travelers headed between... -
Interstate 74Interstate 74Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio... -
U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150U.S. Route 150 is a 571 mile long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky .-Illinois:In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S...
Airports and landing strips
- Andrew RLA Airport
- Champaign Airport (historical)
- McCulley Airport