| Official Name: | Newell Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vermilion |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | 1851 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 50.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 49.98 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.73 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.44 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 279.5 |
| Elevation M: | 211 |
| Elevation Ft: | 692 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2103°N -87.5836°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-183-52454 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 13371 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,969 and it contained 6,768 housing units.[2]
The first sale of land in this area was in 1824 to Obadiah Le Neve, who settled here just before Christmas of that year. It was not until 1851 that the county was divided up into its first eight townships, and Newell Township was one of those. It was named for Squire James Newell, the first Justice of the Peace for the area. [3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.56%) is land and (or 1.44%) is water.[2] The township contains much of Lake Vermilion.
The township contains these cemeteries: Bryley, Farmers Chapel, Huffman, Lamb, Leonard, Rose, Springhill, Sunset Memorial and Walnut Corner.