Monticello Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°00′34″N 88°32′17″W / 40.00944°N 88.53806°W / 40.00944; -88.53806CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPiattEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total48.11 sq mi (124.6 km²) • Land48.05 sq mi (124.4 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.12%Elevation

712 ft (217 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

5,940 • Density122.9/sq mi (47.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-147-50257

Monticello Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,906 and it contained 2,651 housing units.^[2]

Geography

Monticello is Township 18 North, Range 6 East and part of Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.11 square miles (124.6 km²), of which 48.05 square miles (124.4 km²) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.12%) is water.^[2] The streams of Camp Creek and Goose Creek are tributaries of the Sangamon River which runs through this township.

Cities and towns

Monticello (large majority)

Adjacent townships

Sangamon Township (north)
Scott Township, Champaign County (northeast)
Colfax Township, Champaign County (east)
Sadorus Township, Champaign County (southeast)
Bement Township (south)
Willow Branch Township (west)
Goose Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Haneline (Section 14, T. 18 N., R. 5 E.), Monticello, Monticello and Woolington. Barnes Cemetery is in Section 1, T. 18 N., R. 6 E.

Schools

Haneline School No. 69 (Section 23, T. 18 N., R. 5 E.), a brick building, is now a residence on Allerton Road.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Piatt County Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	5,940	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.