• Source: Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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. 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.




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.




= Cities and towns

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




= Unincorporated towns

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Batestown
Hartshorn
Hegeler
Hillery




= Extinct towns

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




= Adjacent townships

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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

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




= Major highways

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Interstate 74
U.S. Route 136
U.S. Route 150
Illinois State Route 1




= Rivers

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Vermilion River




= Airports and landing strips

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Danville Correctional Center Heliport
Lakeview Medical Center Heliport




Demographics






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




External links


US-Counties.com
City-Data.com
Illinois State Archives

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