Wesley Township, Illinois

Wesley Township
Township
Location in Will County
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
Established1846
Government
  SupervisorMike Medlin
Area
  Total
28.52 sq mi (73.9 km2)
  Land27.85 sq mi (72.1 km2)
  Water0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)  2.35%
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
2,223
  Density80.5/sq mi (31.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-197-79865

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. Wesley, Illinois was the setting for a murder in the 1966 mystery fiction book "Deadline" by Thomas B. Dewey