Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Sangamon Township
Sangamon Township
	Township
	Grain elevators in the unincorporated hamlet of Galesville, in section 32 of Sangamon township.
	Location in Piatt County
	Piatt County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°06′40″N88°30′52″W / 40.11111°N 88.51444°W Coordinates: 40°06′40″N88°30′52″W / 40.11111°N 88.51444°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Piatt
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	47.25 sq mi (122.4 km2)
• Land	47.18 sq mi (122.2 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.13%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	2,351
• Density	50/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-147-67587

Last updated April 10, 2020

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

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

Interstate 72
Illinois State Route 10

Airports and landing strips

Clapper Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	2,351	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Piatt County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Monticello
City	Monticello	Map of Illinois highlighting Piatt County
Villages	Atwood‡ Bement Cerro Gordo Cisco De Land Hammond Ivesdale‡ Mansfield
Townships	Bement Blue Ridge Cerro Gordo Goose Creek Monticello Sangamon Unity Willow Branch
CDPs	La Place White Heath
Other unincorporated communities	Amenia Blue Ridge Galesville Lodge Milmine Pierson Voorhies
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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