title: Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois
text: # Lynn Township, Henry County, Illinois
  
  Lynn Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 745 and it contained 311 housing units. Lynn changed its name originally from Linn Grove Township to Lynnville Township on April 13, 1857, and then again from Lynnville to Lynn on an unknown date.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 $km^2),$ of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 $km^2)$ (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 $km^2)$ (or 0.11%) is water.
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Lynn Center at 41°17′45″N 90°21′28″W﻿ / ﻿41.295869°N 90.357904°W﻿ / 41.295869; -90.357904
  * Ophiem at 41°15′09″N 90°23′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.252536°N 90.387627°W﻿ / 41.252536; -90.387627
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Western Township (north)
  * Osco Township (northeast)
  * Andover Township (east)
  * Clover Township (southeast)
  * Oxford Township (south)
  * Rivoli Township, Mercer County (southwest)
  * Richland Grove Township, Mercer County (west)
  * Rural Township, Rock Island County (northwest)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains these two cemeteries: Lynn Center and Swedona.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Interstate 74
  * U.S. Route 150
  * Illinois Route 81
  
  ## School districts
  
  * Alwood Community Unit School District 225
  * Orion Community Unit School District 223
  
  ## Political districts
  
  * Illinois's 17th congressional district
  * State House District 71
  * State Senate District 36
  