Papineau Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 499 and it contained 204 housing units. Originally named Weygandt by early Dutch settlers, the township name was changed in 1862 by later French-Canadian settlers to Papineau, after the Québec nationalist hero of the 1830s Louis-Joseph Papineau. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.49%) is land and (or 0.51%) is water. Cities, towns, villages Papineau Cemeteries The township contains these four cemeteries: Jones, Oak Ridge, Papineau and Saint Joseph. Major highways Illinois Route 1 Demographics School districts Donovan Community Unit School District 3 Political districts Illinois's 15th congressional district State House District 79 State Senate District 40 References United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles United States National Atlas External links City-Data.com Illinois State Archives Townships in Iroquois County, Illinois 1855 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1855 Townships in Illinois