Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois

Compromise Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,463 and it contained 634 housing units.[2]

Compromise Township
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 88°00′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Area
  Total47.75 sq mi (123.7 km2)
  Land47.75 sq mi (123.7 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,550
  Density30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-019-15976

History

Compromise Township formed from parts of Kerr Township and Rantoul Township on an unknown date.

Geography

Compromise is Township 21 North, parts of Ranges 10 and 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian and part of Range 14 West of the Second Principal Meridian. When the federal township land surveys were done in 1821 one group of surveyors went west from the Second Principal Meridian and another went east from the Third Principal Meridian. Both groups used rawhide measuring lines that expanded and contracted with the weather. When the two groups met in eastern Champaign County the surveys didn't agree, resulting in double section numbers in the eastern townships and ongoing property line confusion among landowners.[3]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.75 square miles (123.7 km2), all land.[2]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Huls, Kopman, Saint Lawrence and Welles.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Busboom Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2016 (est.)1,550[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  • "Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  • Illinois State Archives
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. Historical Map of Champaign County 1819−1940 by Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, Karl B. Lohmann, chairman; M. Eugene Baughman, cartographer. Urbana, Illinois: 1940. Reprinted 1968.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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