Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Grant Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,028 and it contained 2,817 housing units.^[2]

Grant Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°26′51″N 87°38′45″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1862
Area
• Total	86.69 sq mi (224.5 km2)
• Land	86.66 sq mi (224.4 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	5,781
• Density	69.6/sq mi (26.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-30965

History

Grant Township was originally called Lyon Township but it was changed in 1862 to honor Ulysses S. Grant. He had just won a surrender by Confederate forces at Fort Donelson in Tennessee.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 86.69 square miles (224.5 km²), of which 86.66 square miles (224.4 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

• Hoopeston
• Rossville (north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

• Cheneyville

Extinct towns

• Coalton
• Heaton

Adjacent townships

• Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana (northeast)
• Prairie Green Township, Iroquois County (northeast)
• Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
• Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana (southeast)
• Ross Township (south)
• Butler Township (west)
• Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County (northwest)
• Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Redtop.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 1
• Illinois State Route 9

Airports and landing strips

• Beckley Airfield
• Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Heliport

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	5,781	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]