Grant Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,028 and it contained 2,817 housing units.

History

Grant Township was originally called Lyon Township but it was changed in 1862 to honor Ulysses S. Grant. He had just won a surrender by Confederate forces at Fort Donelson in Tennessee.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 86.69 sqmi, of which 86.66 sqmi (or 99.97%) is land and 0.03 sqmi (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Redtop.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics