Western Township
Western Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,974 and it contained 1,247 housing units. Western changed its name from Orion Township on April 13, 1857.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 2,970 residents
- Description: township of Illinois
- Also known as: “Township of Western” and “Western Township, Henry County, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank and Central Park Bandstand.
West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank
Water tower
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The West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank are a historic water tower and storage tank located at 310 11th Avenue in Orion, Illinois. The tower and tank were built in 1928 as part of the village's new water system, which had been approved the previous year.
Central Park Bandstand
Bandstand
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The Central Park Bandstand, also known as the Music Pavilion, is a historic bandshell located within Central Park in Orion, Illinois. The bandstand was built in 1913 following a series of successful outdoor concerts in the park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orion.
Orion
Village
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Orion is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2020 census. It is the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' radio and television stations, including KLJB, KWQC-TV, WMWC-TV, WQAD-TV, WQPT-TV and KQIN.
Western Township
- Category: township of Illinois
- Location: Henry, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Western Township” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Western udalerria, Henry konderria (Illinois)”
- Basque: “Western udalerria, Henry konderria”
- Chinese: “西部鎮區”
- Chinese: “西鎮區 (伊利諾伊州亨利縣)”
- French: “Western Township”
- German: “Western Township”
- Japanese: “ウェスタン・タウンシップ”
- Japanese: “ウェスタン郡区”
- Persian: “ناحیه وسترن، شهرستان هنری، ایلینوی”
- Persian: “ناحیه وسترن”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Western”
- Urdu: “ویسٹرن ٹاؤن شپ، ہینری کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
- Urdu: “ویسٹرن ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Western, Quận Henry, Illinois”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Western”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orion Lutheran Cemetery and Western Township Cemetery.
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