Hensley Township, Champaign County, Illinois


Hensley Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,278 and it contained 542 housing units.

History

Hensley Township formed from Champaign Township in September, 1866 as Grant Township, but the name was changed to Hensley on an unknown date. Hensley Township received its name from Archibald P. Hensley, one of the earliest settlers of that part of the country.

Geography

Hensley is Township 20 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land. The source of the Kaskaskia River is located in section 19 of this township, rising from the Kaskaskia ditch.

Cities and towns

The township contains seven cemeteries: Bethlehem , Fisher , George Peters Family, Grandview Memorial Gardens , Gregory Burial and Haines Family.

Grain elevators

The Andersons Grain and Fertilizer, 3515 North Staley Road.
Rising Station elevator was built along the Big Four—Conrail System railroad in 1917. It is operated by the Rising Farmer's Grain Company. It has the original wooden elevator and several concrete silos on Rising Road.

Major highways