View source for Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|blank_info               = 17-183-28976
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|pop_est_as_of = 2016
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'''Georgetown Township''' is a [[Civil township|township]] in [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|USA]].  As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,901 and it contained 3,573 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17183
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203401/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17183
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-28
}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|25.63|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|25.6|sqmi}} (or 99.88%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi}} (or 0.12%) is water.<ref name="census"/>
===Cities and towns===
* [[Belgium, Illinois|Belgium]] (south quarter)
* [[Georgetown, Illinois|Georgetown]]
* [[Westville, Illinois|Westville]] (vast majority)
===Extinct towns===
* Busenville
* Himrod
* Kellyville
* Midway
* Milton
* Steelton
* Unionville
===Adjacent townships===
* [[Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Danville Township]] (north)
* [[McKendree Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|McKendree Township]] (east)
* [[Love Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Love Township]] (southeast)
* [[Elwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Elwood Township]] (south)
* [[Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Carroll Township]] (southwest)
* [[Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois|Catlin Township]] (northwest)
===Cemeteries===
The township contains seven cemeteries: Dukes, Forest Park, Lithuanian, Pleasant Mound, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky and Searl.
===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 150.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 150]]
* [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] [[Illinois State Route 1]]
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|estyear=2016
|estimate=7538
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
==References==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080905074659/http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Georgetown-Vermilion-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516080544/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/vermilion.html Illinois State Archives]
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[[Category:Townships in Vermilion County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Townships in Illinois]]