Ewing Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population consisted of 1,345 in 657 households.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 94.42%) is land and (or 5.58%) is water. The east portion of the Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area is in this township, as is Rend Lake.

Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Benton (north quarter) Ewing

Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois

School Districts

Ewing-Northern Grade School 115

Unincorporated towns

Benton Park

Whittington

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Cypher, Franklin, King, Miller, Overturf, Phillips, Shiloh, Thurmond and Winemiller.

Major highways

Interstate 57

Illinois Route 14

Illinois Route 154

Airports and landing strips

Rend Lake Conservancy District Heliport

Demographics

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district

State House District 117

State Senate District 59

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Townships in Franklin County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois