Wesley Township, Illinois
Wesley Township | |
|---|---|
Township | |
Location in Will County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Established | 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Mike Medlin |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.52 sq mi (73.9 km2) |
| • Land | 27.85 sq mi (72.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2) 2.35% |
| Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 2,223 |
| • Density | 80.5/sq mi (31.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-197-79865 |
Wesley Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,241 and it contained 891 housing units. Wesley Township was formed from the south-eastern part of Wilmington Township in 1846. It contains the census-designated places of Ballou, Rest Haven, and Ritchie. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey.