Sangamon Township is a

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Piatt County Piatt County is a county in Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 16,673. Its county seat is Monticello. Piatt County is part of the Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The firs ...

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,357 and it contained 929 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.85%) is land and (or 0.13%) is water. Lakes in this township include Buck Pond (historical). The stream of Madden Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

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(northeast three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* Galesville *

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* White Heath

Extinct towns

* Centerville

Adjacent townships

* 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

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

Major highways

Interstate 72 Interstate 72 (I-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 (US 61); its eastern terminus is at Country Fair Drive in Champai ...

Illinois State Route 10 Illinois Route 10 (IL 10) is an arterial east–west state highway that runs from rural Mason County east to Champaign, a distance of . Route description Illinois 10 starts at US 136 about 12 miles east of Havana. The highway heads south to ...

Airports and landing strips

* Clapper Airport

Demographics

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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