Mahomet Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Mahomet Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°11′07″N 88°24′23″W / 40.18528°N 88.40639°W / 40.18528; -88.40639Coordinates: 40°11′07″N 88°24′23″W / 40.18528°N 88.40639°W / 40.18528; -88.40639
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
- Total	32.99 sq mi (85.45 km2)
- Land	32.9 sq mi (85.21 km2)
- Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)  0.28%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	10,113
- Density	307.4/sq mi (118.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429309

Mahomet Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,113^[1].

History

Mahomet Township formed when Middletown Township split on an unknown date.

Geography

Mahomet Township covers an area of 32.99 square miles (85.4 km²); of this, 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) or 0.28 percent is water.

Cities and towns

• Lake of the Woods
• Mahomet (vast majority)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bryan, Burris-Hartman, Cain-Shaefer, Mahomet, Phillippe, Porter-Dwan, Riverside and Seymour Methodist Episcopal.

Major highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois State Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• Oink Acres Airport

References

• "Mahomet 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:0429309. 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