Wesley Township, Illinois

Wesley Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,241 and it contained 891 housing units.^[2] Wesley Township was formed from the south-eastern part of Wilmington Township in 1846. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey

Wesley Township
Township
Location in Will County
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Will
Established	1846
Government
• Supervisor	Mike Medlin
Area
• Total	28.52 sq mi (73.9 km2)
• Land	27.85 sq mi (72.1 km2)
• Water	0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)  2.35%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	2,223
• Density	80.5/sq mi (31.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-197-79865

School Districts

• Wilmington Community School District 209-U
• Manteno Community School District Unit 5

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.52 square miles (73.9 km²), of which 27.85 square miles (72.1 km²) (or 97.65%) is land and 0.67 square miles (1.7 km²) (or 2.35%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,223	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]