Cerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°51′N 88°41′W / 39.850°N 88.683°W / 39.850; -88.683CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPiattEstablishedNovember 8, 1859Area

• Total60.26 sq mi (156.1 km²) • Land60.26 sq mi (156.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

702 ft (214 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,999 • Density34/sq mi (13/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-147-12275

Cerro Gordo Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,046 and it contained 874 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.26 square miles (156.1 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities and towns

Cerro Gordo

Unincorporated towns

La Place
Milmine

Extinct towns

Burrowsville
Lintner

Adjacent townships

Willow Branch Township (north)
Bement Township (northeast)
Unity Township (east)
Lovington Township, Moultrie County (south)
Dora Township, Moultrie County (southwest)
Long Creek Township, Macon County (west)
Oakley Township, Macon County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Cerro Gordo, Clover, County and LaPlace.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

White Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,999	^[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.