East Bend Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 584 and it contained 257 housing units.[2] East Bend Township was named for a meander of the Sangamon River.[3]
East Bend Township | |
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Township | |
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![]() Location in Champaign County | |
![]() Champaign County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°21′25″N 88°17′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Area | |
• Total | 36.21 sq mi (93.8 km2) |
• Land | 36.04 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.47% |
Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 581 |
• Density | 16.2/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-019-21566 |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.21 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 36.04 square miles (93.3 km2) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.47%) is water.[2] In addition to the Sangamon River, the streams of Blackford Slough, Dickerson Slough, Hillsbury Slough, Owl Creek, and Wildcat Slough run through the township.
East Bend is coterminous with survey township 22 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
The township contains two cemeteries: Beekman (Section 18) and East Bend (Section 19).
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 216 | — | |
1870 | 643 | 197.7% | |
1880 | 949 | 47.6% | |
1890 | 1,122 | 18.2% | |
1900 | 1,113 | −0.8% | |
1910 | 879 | −21.0% | |
1920 | 806 | −8.3% | |
1930 | 815 | 1.1% | |
1940 | 749 | −8.1% | |
2016 (est.) | 581 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
East Bend Township, a civil township, was created in 1860, after Champaign County adopted the township form of government, and originally comprised two survey townships.[5] The area had previously been known as Sodom, after an early post office, and the earliest European American settlers arrived in the late 1830s and early 1840s.[6] The western half of East Bend Township was set off in 1869 to create Brown Township.
Places adjacent to East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois | |
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Municipalities and communities of Champaign County, Illinois, United States | ||
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County seat: Urbana | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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