Unity Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°49′40″N 88°31′42″W / 39.82778°N 88.52833°W / 39.82778; -88.52833CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyPiattArea

• Total48.11 sq mi (124.6 km²) • Land48.11 sq mi (124.6 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

666 ft (203 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,371 • Density29.5/sq mi (11.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code17-147-76888

Unity Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,418 and it contained 666 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.11 square miles (124.6 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities and towns

Atwood (west half)
Hammond

Extinct towns

Mackville
Pierson
Voorhies

Adjacent townships

Bement Township (north)
Sadorus Township, Champaign County (northeast)
Garrett Township, Douglas County (east)
Lowe Township, Moultrie County (south)
Lovington Township, Moultrie County (southwest)
Cerro Gordo Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Antioch, Hammond, Lake Fork, Long, Mackville and Moore.

Major highways

U.S. Route 36

Airports and landing strips

Morris Farm Incorporated Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,371	^[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.