Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Georgetown Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 8,083.
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 8,083.
Geography
Georgetown Township covers an area of 25.61 square miles (66.3 km²); of this, 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) or 0.09 percent is water.Cities and towns
- BelgiumBelgium, IllinoisBelgium is a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 466 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Belgium is located at ....
(south quarter) - GeorgetownGeorgetown, IllinoisGeorgetown is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,628 at the 2000 census, and 3,412 as of an estimate in 2009.-History:...
- WestvilleWestville, IllinoisWestville is a village in Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,175 at the 2000 census, and 2,972 in 2009.-Geography:...
(vast majority)
Adjacent townships
- 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:...
(north) - McKendree TownshipMcKendree Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisMcKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 743. Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.-History:...
(east) - Love TownshipLove Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisLove Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 223.-Geography:Love Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.09 percent is water...
(southeast) - Elwood TownshipElwood Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisElwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,672.-Geography:Elwood Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.33 percent is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Olivet* Vermilion Grove...
(south) - Carroll TownshipCarroll Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCarroll Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 557.-History:Carroll Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851...
(southwest) - Catlin TownshipCatlin Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisCatlin Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,153.-Geography:Catlin Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.67 percent is water...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Dukes, Forest Park, Lithuanian, Pleasant Mound, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky and Searl.Major highways
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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... -
Illinois State Route 1