Editing Heyworth, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
Heyworth is in southern McLean County and is served by two [[U.S. Highway system|U.S. highways]]. [[U.S. Route 51]] passes through the west side of Heyworth as a four-lane divided highway, leading north {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]], the [[county seat]], and south the same distance to [[Clinton, Illinois|Clinton]]. [[U.S. Route 136]] passes through the village center, leading east {{convert|43|mi}} to [[Rantoul, Illinois|Rantoul]] and west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[McLean, Illinois|McLean]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Heyworth has a total area of {{convert|3.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.33|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|2}}, or 1.86%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> [[Kickapoo Creek (McLean County, Illinois)|Kickapoo Creek]] passes through the western part of the village, flowing southwest to [[Salt Creek (Sangamon River tributary)|Salt Creek]] and then the [[Sangamon River]], a tributary of the [[Illinois River]].