Sullivant Township, Ford County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Sullivant Township is one of twelve townships
in Ford County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 594.
, Sullivant Township covers an area of 47.33 square miles (122.6 km²); of this, 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) or 0.22 percent is water.
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 Ford County, Illinois
Illinois
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, 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 594.
History
The township was formed from Dix Township on September 9, 1867. It is named for Michael L. Sullivant, who in the 1860s was repudtedly "the world's most successful farmer." Sullivant owned 80000 acres (324 km²) in Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Livingston counties and used his land to raise corn and to graze large herds of cattle; he was one of a select group of wealthy men who dominated the state's booming livestock industry in the middle to late 19th century. An 1876 map of Ford County by Warner and Beers of the Union Atlas Co. shows Sullivant owning 42000 acres (170 km²) in Ford County, including all of Sullivant Township.Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Sullivant Township covers an area of 47.33 square miles (122.6 km²); of this, 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) or 0.22 percent is water.
School districts
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
- Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Political districts
- Illinois' 15th congressional districtIllinois' 15th congressional districtThe 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 53