Rantoul Township is a

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in Champaign County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,273 and it contained 4,969 housing units.

Geography

Rantoul is Township 21 North, Range 9 East and part of Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.22%) is water.

Cities and towns

* Rantoul (south three-quarters) * Thomasboro

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Beckman, Eden, Elizabeth, Elmwood and Saint Elizabeth.

Major highways

Interstate 57 Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...

U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 45 (US 45) is a major north-south United States highway and a border-to-border route, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. A sign at the highway's northern terminus notes the total distance as . US 45 is notable for incorporatin ...

U.S. Route 136 U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . U ...

Airports and landing strips

* Schmidt Airport

Demographics

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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