Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Mahomet Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°11′07″N 88°24′23″W / 40.18528°N 88.40639°WCoordinates: 40°11′07″N 88°24′23″W / 40.18528°N 88.40639°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
• Total	33.24 sq mi (86.1 km^2)
• Land	32.95 sq mi (85.3 km^2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.7 km^2)  0.84%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	12,623
• Density	383.1/sq mi (147.9/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429309

Mahomet Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,623 and it contained 4,965 housing units.^[1]

History

Mahomet Township formed when Middletown Township split on an unknown date.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.24 square miles (86.1 km²), of which 32.95 square miles (85.3 km²) (or 99.13%) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

• Lake of the Woods
• Mahomet (vast majority)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bryan, Burris-Hartman, Cain-Shaefer, Mahomet, Phillippe, Porter-Dwan, Riverside and Seymour Methodist Episcopal.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• Oink Acres Airport

References

• "Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives