Sangamon Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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″N 88°30′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.11111°N 88.51444°W﻿ / 40.11111; -88.51444
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

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

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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

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* Monticello (northeast three-quarters)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Galesville
* Lodge
* White Heath

### Extinct towns

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* Centerville

### Adjacent townships

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* 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

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

### Major highways

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* Interstate 72
* Illinois State Route 10

### Airports and landing strips

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* Clapper Airport

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 2,351| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## References

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

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* www.sangamontownship.org
* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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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

* Illinois portal
* United States portal

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