Cerro Gordo Township is a

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,046 and it contained 874 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Cities and towns

* Cerro Gordo

Unincorporated towns

* La Place * Milmine

Extinct towns

* Burrowsville * Lintner

Adjacent townships

* Willow Branch Township (north) * Bement Township (northeast) * Unity Township (east) * Lovington Township, Moultrie County (south) * Dora Township, Moultrie County (southwest) * Long Creek Township, Macon County (west) * Oakley Township, Macon County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Cerro Gordo, Clover, County and LaPlace.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* White Landing Strip

Demographics

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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