Geneseo Township, Henry County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°27′18″N 90°08′41″W / 41.45500°N 90.14472°W / 41.45500; -90.14472Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area

• Total36.39 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Land36.31 sq mi (94.0 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.22%Elevation

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

7,353 • Density205.7/sq mi (79.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61235, 61254

FIPS code17-073-28859

Geneseo Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,468 and it contained 3,407 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.39 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 36.31 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Geneseo

Adjacent townships

Phenix Township (north)
Loraine Township (northeast)
Atkinson Township (east)
Cornwall Township (southeast)
Munson Township (south)
Osco Township (southwest)
Edford Township (west)
Hanna Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Mizpan, North and Oakwood.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Black Hawk Heliport
Dewey E Greene Airport
Gen Airpark

Landmarks

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (east half)
Hennepin Canal Pkwy State Park (west edge)
Richmond Hill Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	7,353	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district
State House District 71
State House District 90
State Senate District 36
State Senate District 45

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Geneseo Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.