Newcomb Township is a

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in Champaign County,

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, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,377 and it contained 526 housing units.

Geography

Newcomb is coterminous with

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21 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water. Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south.

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forms the northern boundary. The historically registered Hazen Bridge crosses the

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in the eastern part of this township.

Cities and towns

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(southwest quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,377 people, 415 households, and 355 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 526 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.90%

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, 0.51%

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, 0.07% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.29% from

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, and 3.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population. There were 415 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.14% were married couples living together, 0.48% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.46% were non-families. 12.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.07. The township's age distribution consisted of 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 13.9% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $119,313, and the median income for a family was $119,188. Males had a median income of $81,000 versus $29,018 for females. The

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for the township was $48,454. About 1.1% of families and 0.7% of the population were below the

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Natural gas storage area

Though the township is mostly farmland, it also contains the Manlove Field

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storage area operated by Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company.() The storage facility is an underground

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opened in 1966 capable of storing aroun

of natural gas for delivery to the

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area via connected pipelines. Peoples gas holds property easements covering around for the storage facility and co-located

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(LNG) plan

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Naylor (Section 3), Shiloh (Section 22, formerly Pancake Point), Phillippe (Section 36).

Major highways

* Illinois State Route 47

Airports and landing strips

* Furtney Airport

History

Newcomb Township was created as a

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in 1860, after Champaign County adopted the township form of government, and originally comprised two survey townships. It is said to have been named after Joseph Newcomb, an early settler. The eastern half of Newcomb Township was set off in 1867 to create Condit Township. An early post office in northwest Condit Township, near Fisher, was called Newcomb.History of Champaign County, Illinois (Philadelphia, Brink, McDonough & Co., 1878), p. 153.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

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