Harwood Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harwood Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Champaign
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established_title = Established
established_date = September 1869

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area_total_km2 = 95.21
area_land_km2 = 95.18
area_water_km2 = 0.03
area_total_sq_mi = 36.76
area_land_sq_mi = 36.75
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
area_water_percent = 0.03

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 618
population_density_km2 = 6.5
population_density_sq_mi = 16.8

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elevation_m = 230
elevation_ft = 755
latd = 40
latm = 21
lats = 48
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 03
longs = 06
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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Harwood Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 618 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1701933422&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

History

Harwood Township formed from Ludlow Township as Sheldon Township in September, 1869. Then the name was changed to Shuck Township on an unknown date, then to Harwood Township on February 22, 1870.

Geography

Harwood Township covers an area of 36.76 square miles (95.21 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers) or 0.03 percent is water.

Cities and towns

* Gifford (northwest quarter)

Unincorporated towns

* Dillsburg(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* Button Township, Ford County (northeast)
* Kerr Township (east)
* Compromise Township (southeast)
* Rantoul Township (southwest)
* Ludlow Township (west)
* Patton Township, Ford County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Harwood Chapel, Heater, Hitz Family, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre and Huffman.

Major highways

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References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Harwood-Champaign-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/champaign.html Illinois State Archives]