Cunningham Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Cunningham Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°06′31″N 88°12′19″W / 40.10861°N 88.20528°W / 40.10861; -88.20528Coordinates: 40°06′31″N 88°12′19″W / 40.10861°N 88.20528°W / 40.10861; -88.20528
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Established	Late 1928
Area
- Total	10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2)
- Land	10.49 sq mi (27.18 km2)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	36,395
- Density	3,469.5/sq mi (1,339/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428864

Cunningham Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 36,395^[1].

History

Cunningham Township formed from Champaign Township in late 1928.

Geography

Cunningham Township covers an area of 10.51 square miles (27.2 km²); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) or 0.11 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Urbana

Unincorporated towns

• Mira

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: East Lawn, Eastlawn Addition and Harvey.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 45
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 130

Airports and landing strips

• Carle Hospital Heliport
• County Emergency Services-Disaster Agency Heliport
• Frasca Field
• Illini Airport

References

• "Cunningham Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428864. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

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