McHenry Township, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°22′29″N 88°16′38″W / 42.37472°N 88.27722°W

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McHenry Township
Township
Location in McHenry County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McHenry
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	48.03 sq mi (124.4 km²)
• Land	44.74 sq mi (115.9 km²)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km²) 6.87%
Dimensions
• Length	6.07 mi (9.77 km)
• Width	7.91 mi (12.73 km)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)^[1]	46,719
• Density	1,065.2/sq mi (411.3/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-111-45707
Website	http://www.mchenrytownship.com/

McHenry Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 47,653 and it contained 19,120 housing units.^[2] McHenry Township shares the distinction with Nunda Township as being the two largest townships by land area in McHenry County, at 48.3 square miles (125 km²) each.

The township was named for William McHenry, an Illinois politician.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.03 square miles (124.4 km²), of which 44.74 square miles (115.9 km²) (or 93.15%) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (or 6.87%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	37,034		—
2000	41,740		12.7%
2010	47,653		14.2%
2016 (est.)	46,719	^[1]	−2.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of McHenry County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Woodstock
Cities	Crystal Lake Harvard Marengo McHenry Woodstock	Map of Illinois highlighting McHenry County
Villages	Algonquin‡ Barrington Hills‡ Bull Valley Cary Fox Lake‡ Fox River Grove‡ Greenwood Hampshire‡ Hebron Holiday Hills Huntley‡ Island Lake‡ Johnsburg Lake in the Hills Lakemoor‡ Lakewood McCullom Lake Oakwood Hills Port Barrington‡ Prairie Grove Richmond Ringwood Spring Grove Trout Valley Union Wonder Lake
Townships	Alden Algonquin Burton Chemung Coral Dorr Dunham Grafton Greenwood Hartland Hebron Marengo McHenry Nunda Richmond Riley Seneca
CDPs	Alden Big Foot Prairie Burtons Bridge Chemung Coral Franklinville Harmony Hartland Lawrence Pistakee Highlands Ridgefield Riley Solon Mills
Other communities	Belden Palm Beach‡ Silver Lake Terra Cotta
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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