Tolono Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,270 and it contained 2,300 housing units.[2]
Tolono Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Champaign County | |
![]() Champaign County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 40°01′04″N 88°17′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Established | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.63 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
• Land | 35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.06% |
Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016)[1] | 5,412 |
• Density | 148/sq mi (57/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-019-75627 |
Tolono is Township 18 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.63 square miles (92.3 km2), of which 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2] The stream of Page Run runs through this township.
The township contains these cemeteries: Bailey Memorial, Barnett, Battershell, Beckman, Prairieview (Section 3), and Saint Patrick.
Historic Ash Grove Cemetery is in Section 26.
Prairieview Church (Section 3) adjacent to Prairieview Cemetery is no longer standing.
Tolono elevator (Section 26) was built along the Wabash—Norfolk Southern railroad. Operated by Tolono Mill and Elevator in 1913; V.L. Horton in 1929; Grand Prairie Coop Inc. in 2000; Premier Coop in 2021.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2016 (est.) | 5,412 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
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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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