Hensley Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,278 and it contained 542 housing units. History Hensley Township formed from Champaign Township in September, 1866 as Grant Township, but the name was changed to Hensley on an unknown date. Hensley Township received its name from Archibald P. Hensley (1806-1876), one of the earliest settlers of that part of the country. Geography Hensley is Township 20 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. The source of the Kaskaskia River is located in section 19 of this township, rising from the Kaskaskia ditch. The Kaskaskia watershed drains directly into the Mississippi River. Cities and towns Mahomet (east edge) Unincorporated towns Rising Cemeteries The township contains seven cemeteries: Bethlehem , Fisher , George Peters Family, Grandview Memorial Gardens , Gregory Burial and Haines Family. Grain elevators The Andersons Grain and Fertilizer (Section 29), 3515 North Staley Road (County Road 800 East) opened in 1968. The Andersons grain assets were sold to Total Grain Marketing of Effingham, Illinois in September 2021. It is the largest grain elevator in Illinois with more than 16 million bushels of storage capacity. Rising Station elevator (Section 29) was built along the Big Four—Conrail System railroad in 1917. It is operated by the Rising Farmer's Grain Company. It has the original wooden elevator and several concrete silos on Rising Road (County Road 700 East). Major highways Interstate 57 Interstate 74 U.S. Route 150 Airports and landing strips Andrew RLA Airport Champaign Airport (historical) McCulley Airport (closed) Demographics References United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files External links US-Counties.com City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in Champaign County, Illinois Townships in Illinois 1866 establishments in Illinois