Bement Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bement Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Piatt
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established_title = Established
established_date = November 8, 1859

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area_total_km2 = 125.29
area_land_km2 = 125.28
area_water_km2 = 0.01
area_total_sq_mi = 48.37
area_land_sq_mi = 48.37
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_percent = 0.01

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1979
population_density_km2 = 15.8
population_density_sq_mi = 40.9

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 204
elevation_ft = 669
latd = 39
latm = 55
lats = 34
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 32
longs = 29
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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Bement Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,979 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=06000US1714705157&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

Bement Township covers an area of 48.37 square miles (125.29 square kilometers).

Cities and towns

* Bement
* Ivesdale (west quarter)

Extinct towns

* Bodmann
* Piatt

Adjacent townships

* Monticello Township (north)
* Colfax Township, Champaign County (northeast)
* Sadorus Township, Champaign County (east)
* Garrett Township, Douglas County (southeast)
* Unity Township (south)
* Cerro Gordo Township (southwest)
* Willow Branch Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Bement.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Bartram Landing Strip
* Kirwan Landing Strip
* Triple Creek Airport

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/illinois.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Bement-Piatt-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/piatt.html Illinois State Archives]