Elwood Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 39°54′19″N 87°38′39″W / 39.90528°N 87.64417°W / 39.90528; -87.64417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1851
Area
• Total	24.89 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Land	24.81 sq mi (64.3 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.32%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,575
• Density	66.4/sq mi (25.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-23932

Elwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 718 housing units.^[2]

History

Elwood Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was named after the Elwood Meeting House, which had been named for Thomas Ellwood. John Haworth, founder of the Vermilion County Quaker community, likely suggested the name.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.89 square miles (64.5 km²), of which 24.81 square miles (64.3 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.32%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

• Ridge Farm

Unincorporated towns

• Olivet
• Vermilion Grove

Adjacent townships

• Georgetown Township (north)
• Love Township (east)
• Prairie Township, Edgar County (southeast)
• Ross Township, Edgar County (southwest)
• Carroll Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Crown Hill, Dalbey, Pilot Grove, Sharon, Shock and Vermilion.

Major highways

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

Demographics

School districts

• Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
• Jamaica Community Unit School District 12

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 104
• State Senate District 52