East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
official_name = East Bend 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 = Champaign
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area_total_km2 = 94.29
area_land_km2 = 94.18
area_water_km2 = 0.11
area_total_sq_mi = 36.41
area_land_sq_mi = 36.36
area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
area_water_percent = 0.12

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 880
population_density_km2 = 9.3
population_density_sq_mi = 24.2

elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 217
elevation_ft = 712
latd = 40
latm = 21
lats = 25
latNS = N
longd = 88
longm = 17
longs = 37
longEW = W

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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East Bend Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 880 [ [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=06000US1701921566&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en United States Census Bureau American FactFinder] ] .

Geography

East Bend Township covers an area of 36.41 square miles (94.29 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The streams of Blackford Slough, Dickerson Slough and Hillsbury Slough run through this township.

Cities and towns

* Fisher (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

* Dewey (in section 34)

Adjacent townships

* Dix Township, Ford County (north)
* Patton Township, Ford County (northeast)
* Ludlow Township (east)
* Rantoul Township (southeast)
* Condit Township (south)
* Newcomb Township (southwest)
* Brown Township (west)
* Drummer Township, Ford County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Beekman and East Bend.

Major highways

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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/East-Bend-Champaign-IL.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/champaign.html Illinois State Archives]