Grant Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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

 * Hoopeston
 * Rossville (north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

 * Cheneyville

Extinct towns

 * Coalton
 * Heaton

Adjacent townships

 * Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana (northeast)
 * Prairie Green Township, Iroquois County (northeast)
 * Prairie Township, Warren County, Indiana (east)
 * Jordan Township, Warren County, Indiana (southeast)
 * Ross Township (south)
 * Butler Township (west)
 * Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County (northwest)
 * Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains one cemetery, Redtop.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 1.svg|25px]] Illinois State Route 1
 * [[Image:Illinois 9.svg|25px]] Illinois State Route 9

Airports and landing strips

 * Beckley Airfield
 * Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Heliport