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Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°02′42″N 87°52′47″W / 40.04500°N 87.87972°W / 40.04500; -87.87972CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionCreated1866Area

• Total40.03 sq mi (103.7 km²) • Land39.96 sq mi (103.5 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.20%Elevation

666 ft (203 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,010 • Density26.5/sq mi (10.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-183-77304

Vance Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,057 and it contained 457 housing units.^[2]

History

Vance Township was created in 1866.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.03 square miles (103.7 km²), of which 39.96 square miles (103.5 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[2]

Cities and towns

Fairmount

Adjacent townships

Oakwood Township (northeast)
Catlin Township (east)
Jamaica Township (southeast)
Sidell Township (south)
South Homer Township, Champaign County (west)
Ogden Township, Champaign County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bodkin and Davis.

Airports and landing strips

Catlett Landing Strip
Rockin 'B' Farms Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,010	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.