Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Sidney Township | |
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![]() Location in Champaign County | |
![]() Champaign County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°00′38″N 88°03′59″W / 40.01056°N 88.06639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Established | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.44 sq mi (94.4 km2) |
• Land | 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.33% |
Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 1,708 |
• Density | 47.7/sq mi (18.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-019-69888 |
Sidney Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,733 and it contained 715 housing units.[2]
Geography
Sidney is Township 18 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.44 square miles (94.4 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.[2] The stream of Rush Branch runs through this township. The Salt Fork of the Vermilion River winds its way through the northern sections of the township. Frito-Lay has a large corn handling facility located in section 12 (40°1′50″N 88°1′34″W / 40.03056°N 88.02611°W) along the county highway between Sidney and Homer; it sits near a major Norfolk Southern east-west rail line.
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Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Bliss, Boys Family, Brownfield, Brumley, Lynn Grove and Mount Hope.
Grain Elevators
Block elevators. Two elevators (Section 33) were built along the Chicago and Eastern Illinois—Union Pacific railroad. Isaac Cole Grain and Coal operated a wooden elevator there in 1913.
Deers elevator (Section 6) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad spur, and was operated by Dryer and Burt Grain and Coal in 1913. The railroad spur and elevator are both gone.
Sidney elevator (Section 16) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad, and was operated by Isaac Cole Grain and Coal in 1913; Sidney Grain Company in 1929.
Mills
George Akers built a water powered mill on the Salt Fork in Section 2 before 1850.
Airports and landing strips
- Justus Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 1,708 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
References
- "Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.