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词条 Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Cities and towns  Unincorporated towns  Cemeteries  Grain elevators  Major highways  Airports and landing strips 

  3. Demographics

  4. References

  5. External links

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Hensley Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,278 and it contained 542 housing units.[2]

History

Hensley Township formed from Champaign Township in September, 1866 as Grant Township, but the name was changed to Hensley on an unknown date. Hensley Township received its name from Archibald P. Hensley (1806-1876), one of the earliest settlers of that part of the country.

Geography

Hensley is Township 20 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|30.16|sqmi}}, all land.[2] The source of the Kaskaskia River is located in section 19 of this township, rising from the Kaskaskia ditch.

Cities and towns

  • Mahomet (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

  • Rising

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bethlehem [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.214199%20-88.266440], Fisher [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.200588%20-88.337276], George Peters Family, Grandview Memorial Gardens [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.163366%20-88.313942], Gregory Burial and Haines Family.

Grain elevators

The Andersons Grain and Fertilizer (Section 29), 3515 North Staley Road (County Road 800 East).

Rising Station elevator (Section 29) was built along the Big Four—Conrail System railroad in 1917. It is operated by the Rising Farmer's Grain Company. It has the original wooden elevator and several concrete silos on Rising Road (County Road 700 East).[3]

Major highways

  • Interstate 57
  • Interstate 74
  • U.S. Route 150

Airports and landing strips

  • Andrew RLA Airport
  • Champaign Airport (historical)
  • McCulley Airport (closed)

Demographics

{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1256
|estref=[4]
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[5]
}}

References

  • {{cite gnis|0429129|Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois|2010-01-04}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17019 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2013-05-28}}
3. ^"Cathedrals of the Countryside" by Anne Cook. The News–Gazette. Champaign, Illinois, 9 July 2000. pp. E–1, E–5, illus.
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905074659/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
  • City-Data.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516090610/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/champaign.html Illinois State Archives]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Hensley Township
|North=Condit Township
|East=Somer Township
|South=City of Champaign
Champaign Township
|Southwest=Scott Township
|West=Mahomet Township
|Northwest=Newcomb Township
}}{{Champaign County, Illinois}}

3 : Townships in Champaign County, Illinois|Townships in Illinois|1866 establishments in Illinois

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