Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,518 housing units.
History Oakwood Township was created in 1868.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.47%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water. Lakes in this township include Doughnut Pond, Highway Pond, Inland Sea and Missionfield Pond. The streams of Feather Creek, Glenburn Creek and Stony Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns Fithian Muncie Oakwood
Unincorporated towns Newtown
Extinct towns Belgium Row Bronson Brothers Bucktown Glenburn Missionfield Rumpler Ivanville
Adjacent townships Pilot Township (north) Blount Township (northeast) Catlin Township (east) Danville Township (east) Catlin Township (southeast) Vance Township (southwest) Ogden Township, Champaign County (west)
Cemeteries The township contains five cemeteries: Johnson Hill, Jones Family, Jones Family, Pleasant Grove and Stearns.
Major highways Interstate 74 U.S. Route 150 Illinois State Route 49
Airports and landing strips Wilson 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