South Wheatland Township is located in
Macon County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, South of
Decatur. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,143 and it contained 1,861 housing units.
The South Wheatland Fire Protection District consists of 5 officers; 1 Chief, 1 Asst. Chief, 1 Captain, and 2 Lieutenants, and 14 Firefighters, as well as 3 members on the Board of Trustees.
Cities and towns
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Elwin
Adjacent townships
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Decatur Township (north)
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Long Creek Township (northeast)
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Mount Zion Township (east)
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Milam Township (east and southeast)
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South Macon Township (south)
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Blue Mound Township (southwest and west)
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Harristown Township (northwest)
Geography
South Wheatland Township is the location of the
Sand Creek Conservation Area The Sand Creek Conservation Area is a 755-acre (3 km2) natural area in the U.S. state of Illinois, located in South Wheatland Township south of Lake Decatur. The conservation area preserves tallgrass prairie and prairie-savanna acreage and se ...
, a 755-acre (3 km) natural area and park property of the Macon County Conservation District. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.58%) is land and (or 1.38%) is water.
Demographics
References
External links
US Census
Townships in Macon County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
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