Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Sangamon Township is a township

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

in Piatt County

Piatt County, Illinois

Piatt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 16,729, which is an increase of 2.2% from 16,365 in 2000...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 2,041.

Geography

Sangamon Township covers an area of 47.45 square miles (122.9 km²); of this, 0.09 square mile (0.2330989299 km²) or 0.19 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Buck Pond (historical). The stream of Madden Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Galesville
Galesville, Illinois
Galesville is an unincorporated town in Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois, USA....
Lodge
Lodge, Illinois
Lodge is an unincorporated town in Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois, USA....
White Heath
White Heath, Illinois
White Heath is an unincorporated census-designated place in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 290.-Geography:White Heath is located at . It is located in Sangamon Township.-History:...

Adjacent townships

Blue Ridge Township
Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Blue Ridge Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,414.-Geography:Blue Ridge Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...

(north)
Mahomet Township, Champaign County
Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Mahomet Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,113.-Geography:Mahomet Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.28 percent is water.-Cities and towns:* Lake of the Woods...

(northeast)
Scott Township, Champaign County
Scott Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Scott Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,157.-Geography:Scott Township covers an area of...

(east)
Colfax Township, Champaign County
Colfax Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Colfax Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 250.-History:Colfax Township formed from Tolono Township on an unknown date.-Unincorporated towns:* Giblin...

(southeast)
Monticello Township
Monticello Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Monticello Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 5,604.-Geography:Monticello Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.14 percent is water...

(south)
Goose Creek Township
Goose Creek Township, Piatt County, Illinois
Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 852.Ameren's Goose Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.-Geography:...

(west)

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Interstate 72
Interstate 72
Interstate 72 is an Interstate Highway in the midwestern United States. Its western terminus is in Hannibal, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Route 61; its eastern terminus is at Country Fair Drive in Champaign, Illinois. In 2006, the Illinois General Assembly dedicated all of Interstate 72...
Illinois State Route 10

External links

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