Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,969 and it contained 6,768 housing units.
History The first sale of land in this area was in 1824 to Obadiah Le Neve, who settled here just before Christmas of that year. It was not until 1851 that the county was divided up into its first eight townships, and Newell Township was one of those. It was named for Squire James Newell, the first Justice of the Peace for the area.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.56%) is land and (or 1.44%) is water. The township contains much of Lake Vermilion.
Cities and towns Bismarck Danville (the county seat) (north portion)
Unincorporated towns Illiana
Extinct towns Campbell Denmark Myersville Newell West Newell
Adjacent townships Kent Township, Warren County, Indiana (east) Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana (east) Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana (southeast) Danville Township (south) Blount Township (west) South Ross Township (northwest)
Cemeteries The township contains these cemeteries: Bryley, Farmers Chapel, Huffman, Lamb, Leonard, Rose, Springhill, Sunset Memorial and Walnut Corner.
Major highways U.S. Route 136 Illinois State Route 1
Airports and landing strips Vermilion County Airport
Demographics
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