Crittenden Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Crittenden Township is a township
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 in Champaign County
Champaign County, Illinois
Champaign County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 201,081, which is an increase of 11.9% from 179,669 in 2000.. It is the 10th most populous county in Illinois...

, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 345.

History

Crittenden Township formed from part of Philo Township
Philo Township, Champaign County, Illinois
Philo Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,768.-Cemeteries:The township contains five cemeteries: Calvary, Captain Davidson, Champain County Poor Farm, Locust Grove and Loeffler.-References:...

 on an unknown date.

Geography

Crittenden Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km²). The streams of Black Slough and East Branch Embarras River run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bongard
    Bongard, Illinois
    Bongard is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Bongard is northeast of Villa Grove....


(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Immaculate Conception, Jessee, Kemp and Saint Marys.

External links

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