Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Georgetown Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°00′17″N 87°38′23″W / 40.00472°N 87.63972°WCoordinates: 40°00′17″N 87°38′23″W / 40.00472°N 87.63972°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Area
• Total	25.63 sq mi (66.4 km^2)
• Land	25.6 sq mi (66 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.12%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,901
• Density	308.6/sq mi (119.2/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429048

Georgetown Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,901 and it contained 3,573 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.63 square miles (66.4 km²), of which 25.6 square miles (66 km²) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.12%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

• Belgium (south quarter)
• Georgetown
• Westville (vast majority)

Extinct towns

• Busenville
• Himrod
• Kellyville
• Midway
• Milton
• Steelton
• Unionville

Adjacent townships

• Danville Township (north)
• McKendree Township (east)
• Love Township (southeast)
• Elwood Township (south)
• Carroll Township (southwest)
• Catlin Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Dukes, Forest Park, Lithuanian, Pleasant Mound, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky and Searl.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 1

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

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