Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Official Name: | Wesley Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Will |
Leader Title: | Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Mike Medlin |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1846 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 28.52 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.85 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
Area Water Percent: | 2.35 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 80.5 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 2223 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 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.[2] Wesley Township was formed from the south-eastern part of Wilmington Township in 1846. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.65%) is land and (or 2.35%) is water.