Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois

Colona Township
Township
Location in Henry County
Henry County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°27′13″N 90°22′06″W / 41.45361°N 90.36833°W / 41.45361; -90.36833Coordinates: 41°27′13″N 90°22′06″W / 41.45361°N 90.36833°W / 41.45361; -90.36833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Henry
Established	November 4, 1856
Government
• Supervisor	Joe Swan
Area
• Total	29.86 sq mi (77.3 km2)
• Land	28.94 sq mi (75.0 km2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)  3.11%
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	6,822
• Density	235.8/sq mi (91.0/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61240, 61241, 61254
GNIS feature ID	0428833

Colona Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,822 and it contained 2,773 housing units.^[1] Colona Township changed its name from Green River Township on April 13, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.86 square miles (77.3 km²), of which 28.94 square miles (75.0 km²) (or 96.92%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²) (or 3.11%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Cleveland (partial)
• Coal Valley (partial)
• Colona

Unincorporated towns

• Briar Bluff at 41°27′35″N 90°21′48″W / 41.459757°N 90.363461°W / 41.459757; -90.363461
• Dayton at 41°29′21″N 90°19′17″W / 41.489201°N 90.321515°W / 41.489201; -90.321515
• Green Rock at 41°28′23″N 90°21′27″W / 41.47309°N 90.357627°W / 41.47309; -90.357627
• Level Acres at 41°28′08″N 90°19′19″W / 41.468924°N 90.322070°W / 41.468924; -90.322070
• Timber Ridge at 41°27′05″N 90°25′35″W / 41.451423°N 90.426519°W / 41.451423; -90.426519

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Hampton Township, Rock Island County (north)
• Hanna Township (northeast)
• Edford Township (east)
• Osco Township (southeast)
• Western Township (south)
• Rural Township, Rock Island County (southwest)
• Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County (west)
• South Moline Township, Rock Island County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Colona, Dayton and Glenwood.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 280
• U.S. Route 6
• U.S. Route 150

School districts

• Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
• Orion Community Unit School District 223

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 71
• State Senate District 36

References

• "Colona Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

		Hampton Township, Rock Island County	Hanna Township
	Coal Valley Township, Rock Island County South Moline Township, Rock Island County		Edford Township
		Colona Township
	Rural Township, Rock Island County	Western Township	Osco Township

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Cambridge
Cities	Colona Galva Geneseo Kewanee
Towns	Annawan Atkinson
Villages	Alpha Andover Bishop Hill Cambridge Cleveland Coal Valley‡ Hooppole Orion Woodhull
Townships	Alba Andover Annawan Atkinson Burns Cambridge Clover Colona Cornwall Edford Galva Geneseo Hanna Kewanee Loraine Lynn Munson Osco Oxford Phenix Weller Western Wethersfield Yorktown
Unincorporated communities	Aliceville Briar Bluff Dayton Fairbank German Corner Green River Lynn Center Morristown Nekoma Opheim Osco Shady Beach Sunny Hill Estates Sunny Hill Ulah Warner Woodcrest
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties