Rantoul Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Rantoul Township
Township

Location in Champaign County

Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°16′22″N 88°09′56″W / 40.27278°N 88.16556°W / 40.27278; -88.16556Coordinates: 40°16′22″N 88°09′56″W / 40.27278°N 88.16556°W / 40.27278; -88.16556
Country United States
State Illinois
County Champaign
Established November 8, 1859
Area
 • Total 49.64 sq mi (128.6 km2)
 • Land 49.54 sq mi (128.3 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.22%
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 11,156
 • Density 227.6/sq mi (87.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 17-019-62796

Rantoul Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,273 and it contained 4,969 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.64 square miles (128.6 km2), of which 49.54 square miles (128.3 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[2]

Cities and towns

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Schmidt Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 201611,156[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  • "Rantoul Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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