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 64.7 square miles (168 km), of which 64.36 square miles (166.7 km) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km) (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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	3,336
U.S. Decennial Census