title: Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois
text: # Felix Township, Grundy County, Illinois
  
  Felix Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,427 and it contained 1,919 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Felix Township, Grundy County, is named for Felix Grundy, Senator from Tennessee. The township was formed from portions of Wauponsee and Aux Sable townships in November, 1854. Most of old Felix township was partitioned to form Goose Lake Township on September 15, 1897. These early boundary changes occurred mainly due to coal mining activity.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.99 square miles (31.1 $km^2),$ of which 10.88 square miles (28.2 $km^2)$ (or 90.74%) is land and 1.11 square miles (2.9 $km^2)$ (or 9.26%) is water.
  
  ### Cities, towns, villages
  
  * Carbon Hill
  * Coal City (north quarter)
  * Diamond (west quarter)
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Eileen at 41°17′39″N 88°16′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.294199°N 88.271174°W﻿ / 41.294199; -88.271174
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ## School districts
  
  * Coal City Community Unit School District 1
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Illinois' 11th congressional district
  * State House District 75
  * State Senate District 38
  