Phenix Township, Henry County, Illinois

41°32′30″N 90°08′55″W / 41.54167°N 90.14861°W / 41.54167; -90.14861Country United StatesState IllinoisCountyHenryEstablishedNovember 4, 1856Area • Total33.09 sq mi (85.7 km²) • Land32.82 sq mi (85.0 km²) • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²)  0.79%Elevation646 ft (197 m)Population • Estimate 1,639 • Density50.9/sq mi (19.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codesFIPS code17-073-59462

Phenix Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,672 and it contained 654 housing units.^[2]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.09 square miles (85.7 km²). Of which 32.82 square miles (85.0 km²) (or 99.18%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.79%) is water.^[2]

• Shady Beach at 41°32′20″N 90°11′48″W / 41.538923°N 90.196788°W / 41.538923; -90.196788

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

• Portland Township, Whiteside County (northeast)
• Loraine Township (east)
• Atkinson Township (southeast)
• Geneseo Township (south)
• Hanna Township (west)
• Zuma Township, Rock Island County (west)
• Canoe Creek Township, Rock Island County (northwest)

The township contains these three cemeteries: Ebenezer, McHenry and Pink Prairie.

• Illinois Route 82
• Illinois Route 92

• Kazuma Airport
• Ropp Airpark

• Shadow Lake

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,639	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

• Erie Community Unit School District 1
• Geneseo Community Unit School District 228

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 90
• State Senate District 45

• "Phenix Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois