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Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Champaign

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
204 m

Local time
  
Monday 10:53 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 8, 1859

GNIS feature ID
  
0429751

Area
  
94.38 km²

Population
  
1,733 (2010)

Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity

Sidney Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,733 and it contained 715 housing units.

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Map of Sidney Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.44 square miles (94.4 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.33%) is water. The stream of Rush Branch runs through this township. The Salt Fork of the Vermilion River winds its way through the northern sections of the township. Frito-Lay has a large corn handling facility located in section 12 (40°1′50″N 88°1′34″W) along the county highway between Sidney and Homer; it sits near a major Norfolk Southern east-west rail line.

Cities and towns

  • Sidney
  • Unincorporated towns

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

    Cemeteries

    The township contains six cemeteries: Bliss, Boys Family, Brownfield, Brumley, Lynn Grove and Mount Hope.

    Airports and landing strips

  • Justus Airport
  • References

    Sidney Township, Champaign County, Illinois Wikipedia