Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°06′40″N 88°30′52″W / 40.11111°N 88.51444°W / 40.11111; -88.51444CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPiattEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total47.25 sq mi (122.4 km²) • Land47.18 sq mi (122.2 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.13%Elevation

673 ft (205 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,351 • Density50/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-147-67587

Sangamon Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,357 and it contained 929 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.25 square miles (122.4 km²), of which 47.18 square miles (122.2 km²) (or 99.85%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.13%) is water.^[2] Lakes in this township include Buck Pond (historical). The stream of Madden Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Monticello (northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Galesville
Lodge
White Heath

Extinct towns

Centerville

Adjacent townships

Blue Ridge Township (north)
Mahomet Township, Champaign County (northeast)
Scott Township, Champaign County (east)
Colfax Township, Champaign County (southeast)
Monticello Township (south)
Goose Creek Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Argo, Boyer, Bucks Pond, Camp Creek, Hughes, Ingram, Mackey, Madden and Mallory.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Clapper Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	2,351	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.