Godfrey Township, Madison County, Illinois

Godfrey Township is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,982 and it contained 7,708 housing units. Godfrey Township is coterminous with the municipality of Godfrey, Illinois. It is one of two coterminous townships in Madison County and one of seventeen coterminous townships statewide. As of May 20, 2019, Godfrey Township has been dissolved.

History
Godfrey Township is named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, an early settler and the township's largest landowner.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.64 sqmi, of which 34.64 sqmi (or 94.54%) is land and 2 sqmi (or 5.46%) is water.