Newcomb Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Newcomb Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°16′14″N 88°24′26″W / 40.27056°N 88.40722°W / 40.27056; -88.40722Coordinates: 40°16′14″N 88°24′26″W / 40.27056°N 88.40722°W / 40.27056; -88.40722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
- Total	36.06 sq mi (93.39 km2)
- Land	36.06 sq mi (93.39 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,004
- Density	27.8/sq mi (10.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429433

Newcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,004^[1].

Geography

Newcomb Township covers an area of 36.06 square miles (93.4 km²). Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south. U.S. Route 136 forms the northern boundary. The historically registered Hazen Bridge crosses the Sangamon River in the eastern part of this township.

Cities and towns

• Fisher (southwest quarter)

Natural gas storage area

Peoples Gas Manlove Field Natural gas storage area. In the foreground is one onf the numerous wells in the area with the LNG plant and tanks in the background.

Though the township is mostly farmland, it also contains the Manlove Field Natural gas storage area operated by Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company.(40°14′33″N 088°25′17″W / 40.2425°N 88.42139°W / 40.2425; -88.42139) The storage facility is an underground aquifer opened in 1966 capable of storing around 150 billion cubic feet (4.2×10⁹ m³)[1] of natural gas for delivery to the Chicago area via connected pipelines. Peoples gas holds property easements covering around 32,000 acres (129.5 km²) for the storage facility and co-located liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Naylor, Shiloh and Willowbrook.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 47

Airports and landing strips

• Furtney Airport

References

• "Newcomb 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:0429433. 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