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Stanton Township
—  Township  —
Location in Champaign County
Coordinates: 40°11′14″N 88°03′53″W / 40.18722°N 88.06472°W / 40.18722; -88.06472
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Champaign
Area
- Total	34.68 sq mi (89.81 km2)
- Land	34.68 sq mi (89.81 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	474
- Density	13.7/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	0429793

Stanton Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 474^[1].

History

Stanton Township formed from a portion of St. Joseph Township on an unknown date.

Geography

Stanton Township covers an area of 34.68 square miles (89.81 square kilometers). The stream of Spoon River runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Sellers

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

Adjacent townships

• Compromise Township (northeast)
• Ogden Township (east)
• St. Joseph Township (south)
• Urbana Township (southwest)
• Somer Township (west)
• Rantoul Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Huls.

Airports and landing strips

• Flessner Landing Field

References

• "Stanton 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:0429793. 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

Municipalities and communities of Champaign County, Illinois County seat: Urbana Cities Champaign | Urbana Villages Allerton‡ | Bondville | Broadlands | Fisher | Foosland | Gifford | Homer | Ivesdale‡ | Longview | Ludlow | Mahomet | Ogden | Pesotum | Philo | Rantoul | Royal | Sadorus | Savoy | Sidney | St. Joseph | Thomasboro | Tolono Townships Ayers | Brown | Champaign | Colfax | Compromise | Condit | Crittenden | Cunningham | East Bend | Harwood | Hensley | Kerr | Ludlow | Mahomet | Newcomb | Ogden | Pesotum | Philo | Rantoul | Raymond | Sadorus | Scott | Sidney | Somer | South Homer | St. Joseph | Stanton | Tolono | Urbana Unincorporated communities Augerville | Block | Bongard | Dailey | Deers | Dewey | Dickerson | Dillsburg | Fairland | Flatville | Fulls | Gerald | Giblin | Glover | Jimtown | Lake of the Woods | Leverett | Lotus | Mayview | Mira | Parkville | Pauline | Penfield | Prospect | Rising | Rutherford | Sellers | Seymour | Sloan Station | Staley | State Road | Tipton | Tomlinson | Wilbur Heights Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties