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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.[2]

Georgetown Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°00′17″N 87°38′23″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Area
• Total	25.63 sq mi (66.4 km2)
• Land	25.6 sq mi (66 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.12%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	7,538
• Density	308.6/sq mi (119.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-28976

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.[2]

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	7,538	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

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

External links

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

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