Pilot Township is a
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties. According to the 2020 United States censu ...
, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 587 and it contained 257 housing units.
History
Pilot Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.98%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Collison
Extinct towns
* Hope
Adjacent townships
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Middlefork Township (north)
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Blount Township (east)
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Oakwood Township (south)
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Ogden Township, Champaign County (southwest)
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Compromise Township, Champaign County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Collison, Concord, Emberry Chaple, Knight's Branch, Rice, Stump, Trimmell and Underwood Family.
Major highways
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Illinois State Route 49
Illinois Route 49 (IL 49) is a north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at IL 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/ 52 concurrency near Ashkum.
Route description
Illinois 49 runs ...
Airports and landing strips
* Collison Airport
Demographics
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Vermilion County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois