Wauponsee Township
—  Township  â€”
Location in Grundy County
Coordinates: 41°19′16″N 88°25′08″W / 41.32111°N 88.41889°W / 41.32111; -88.41889
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Grundy
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
- Total	28 sq mi (72.53 km2)
- Land	27.06 sq mi (70.08 km2)
- Water	0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2)  3.38%
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,491
- Density	92.1/sq mi (35.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60444, 60450
GNIS feature ID	0429904

Wauponsee Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,491¹.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wauponsee Township covers an area of 28 square miles (72.53 square kilometers); of this, 27.06 square miles (70.08 square kilometers, 96.62 percent) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.45 square kilometers, 3.38 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Morris (south edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Bradley Subdivision at 41°20′02″N 88°27′27″W / 41.3339211°N 88.4575681°W / 41.3339211; -88.4575681
• Claypool at 41°20′45″N 88°23′14″W / 41.3458651°N 88.3872885°W / 41.3458651; -88.3872885
• Claypool Woods at 41°20′39″N 88°24′00″W / 41.3441986°N 88.4000667°W / 41.3441986; -88.4000667
• Gaslight Village at 41°20′43″N 88°23′37″W / 41.3453096°N 88.3936776°W / 41.3453096; -88.3936776
• Lori-Sue Subdivision at 41°20′18″N 88°23′45″W / 41.3383652°N 88.3958998°W / 41.3383652; -88.3958998
• Paytonville at 41°20′12″N 88°25′52″W / 41.3366988°N 88.4311785°W / 41.3366988; -88.4311785
• Pebble Beach at 41°20′22″N 88°24′00″W / 41.3394763°N 88.4000666°W / 41.3394763; -88.4000666
• Pine Grove at 41°20′22″N 88°24′16″W / 41.3394763°N 88.4045111°W / 41.3394763; -88.4045111
• Pine Meadow Estates at 41°20′29″N 88°24′48″W / 41.3414208°N 88.4134003°W / 41.3414208; -88.4134003
• Richards Park at 41°20′12″N 88°25′27″W / 41.3366987°N 88.4242339°W / 41.3366987; -88.4242339
• Van Peterson Subdivision at 41°20′13″N 88°24′03″W / 41.3369763°N 88.4008999°W / 41.3369763; -88.4008999
• Willow Ridge at 41°20′18″N 88°25′26″W / 41.3383653°N 88.4239562°W / 41.3383653; -88.4239562

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

Adjacent townships

• Morris Township (north)
• Goose Lake Township (east)
• Maine Township (southeast)
• Mazon Township (south)
• Vienna Township (southwest)
• Erienna Township (west)
• Norman Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains Sample Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 47

School districts

• Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 11th congressional district
• State House District 75
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429904. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Grundy County, Illinois County seat: Morris Cities Morris Villages Braceville | Carbon Hill | Channahon‡ | Coal City‡ | Diamond‡ | Dwight‡ | East Brooklyn | Gardner | Godley‡ | Kinsman | Mazon | Minooka‡ | Seneca‡ | South Wilmington | Verona Townships Aux Sable | Braceville | Erienna | Felix | Garfield | Goodfarm | Goose Lake | Greenfield | Highland | Maine | Mazon | Morris | Nettle Creek | Norman | Saratoga | Vienna | Wauponsee Unincorporated communities Aux Sable | Central City | Clarke City‡ | Divine | Gorman | Harrisonville | Langham | Mazonia | Nettle Creek | Paytonville | Sand Ridge | Saratoga | Stockdale | Wauponsee | Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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