Country United States County Ford Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 248 m Local time Thursday 8:30 PM | State Illinois Established September 9, 1867 ZIP codes 61720, 61731, 61773 Area 122.7 km² Population 510 (2010) | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 99% Humidity | ||
Sullivant Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 510 and it contained 238 housing units.
Contents
- Map of Sullivant Township IL USA
- History
- Geography
- Cities towns villages
- Cemeteries
- Major highways
- School districts
- Political districts
- References
Map of Sullivant Township, IL, USA
History
The township was formed from Dix Township on September 9, 1867. It is named for Michael L. Sullivant, who in the 1860s was reputedly "the world's most successful farmer." Sullivant owned 80,000 acres (324 km2) in Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Livingston counties and used his land to raise corn and to graze large herds of cattle; he was one of a select group of wealthy men who dominated the state's booming livestock industry in the middle to late 19th century. An 1876 map of Ford County by Warner and Beers of the Union Atlas Co. shows Sullivant owning 42,000 acres (170 km2) in Ford County, including all of Sullivant Township.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.39 square miles (122.7 km2), of which 47.28 square miles (122.5 km2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.23%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains Mount Hope Cemetery.