Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,969 and it contained 6,768 housing units.

History

The first sale of land in this area was in 1824 to Obadiah Le Neve, who settled here just before Christmas of that year. It was not until 1851 that the county was divided up into its first eight townships, and Newell Township was one of those. It was named for Squire James Newell, the first Justice of the Peace for the area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.71 sqmi, of which 49.98 sqmi (or 98.56%) is land and 0.73 sqmi (or 1.44%) is water. The township contains much of Lake Vermilion.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Bryley, Farmers Chapel, Huffman, Lamb, Leonard, Rose, Springhill, Sunset Memorial and Walnut Corner.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics