Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Newell Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 13,835.
.
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 Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 13,835.
History
The first sale land in this area was in 1824 to Obadiah Le Neve, who settled here just before Christmas of that year. It was not until 1851 that the county was divided up into its first eight townships, and Newell Township was one of those. It was named for Squire James Newell, the first Justice of the Peace for the area.Geography
Newell Township covers an area of 50.76 square miles (131.5 km²); of this, 0.73 square miles (1.9 km²) or 1.44 percent is water. The township contains much of Lake VermilionLake Vermilion (Illinois)
Lake Vermilion is a 1,000-acre reservoir located in Vermilion County, Illinois. It was built for water supply, fishing, and recreation purposes. The lake is 3 miles long and 0.5 miles wide...
.
Cities and towns
- BismarckBismarck, IllinoisBismarck is a village in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 542 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- DanvilleDanville, IllinoisDanville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
(the county seat) (north portion)
Adjacent townships
- Kent Township, Warren County, IndianaKent Township, Warren County, IndianaKent Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 421.-History:Kent Township was created in September 1864 from a section of Mound Township.-Geography:...
(east) - Steuben Township, Warren County, IndianaSteuben Township, Warren County, IndianaSteuben Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1834. As of the 2000 census, its population was 427. It contains no incorporated towns and is largely agricultural.-History:...
(east) - Mound Township, Warren County, IndianaMound Township, Warren County, IndianaMound Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 438.-History:Mound Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.-Geography:...
(southeast) - Danville TownshipDanville Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisDanville Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 34,094. Danville Area Community College and the Illinois Department Of Corrections Danville Correctional Facility are in this township.-Geography:...
(south) - Blount TownshipBlount Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisBlount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,325.-Geography:Blount Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.69 percent is water...
(west) - South Ross TownshipSouth Ross Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisSouth Ross Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,109.-Adjacent townships:* Ross Township * Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these cemeteries: Bryley, Farmers Chapel, Gordon, Huffman, Lamb, Leonard, Rose, Springhill, Sunset Memorial and Walnut Corner.Major highways
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U.S. Route 136U.S. Route 136U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:... -
Illinois State Route 1