Crittenden Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Crittenden Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°55′33″N 88°11′14″W / 39.92583°N 88.18722°W / 39.92583; -88.18722Coordinates: 39°55′33″N 88°11′14″W / 39.92583°N 88.18722°W / 39.92583; -88.18722
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
- Total	36.59 sq mi (94.78 km2)
- Land	36.59 sq mi (94.78 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	345
- Density	9.4/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0428856

Crittenden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 345^[1].

History

Crittenden Township formed from part of Philo Township 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

(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.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 130

References

• "Crittenden Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428856. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives