Rantoul Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Champaign County |
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Champaign County's location in Illinois |
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Coordinates: 40°16′22″N 88°09′56″W / 40.27278°N 88.16556°WCoordinates: 40°16′22″N 88°09′56″W / 40.27278°N 88.16556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Established | November 8, 1859 |
Area | |
• Total | 49.64 sq mi (128.6 km2) |
• Land | 49.54 sq mi (128.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.22% |
Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) | 11,156 |
• Density | 227.6/sq mi (87.9/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 17-019-62796 |
Rantoul Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,273 and it contained 4,969 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.64 square miles (128.6 km2), of which 49.54 square miles (128.3 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.
The township contains five cemeteries: Beckman, Eden, Elizabeth, Elmwood and Saint Elizabeth.