Willow Branch Township, Piatt County, Illinois
| Willow Branch Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Piatt County |
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 Piatt County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 39°59′N 88°41′W / 39.983°N 88.683°WCoordinates: 39°59′N 88°41′W / 39.983°N 88.683°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Piatt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.39 sq mi (174.5 km2) |
| • Land | 67.33 sq mi (174.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 839 |
| • Density | 12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0429938 |
Willow Branch Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 839 and it contained 355 housing units.
Willow Branch Township changed its name from Liberty Township sometime around 1860.
The area is the site of a major archaeological site of the University of Illinois along the nearby Sangamon River of the homestead of Ira Sarlls, an early pioneer farmer to the area from New York
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 67.39 square miles (174.5 km2), of which 67.33 square miles (174.4 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.09%) is water. The streams of Wildcat Creek and Willow Branch run through this township.
The township contains eight cemeteries: Ater, Cronninger, Pioneer, Stringtown, Van Meter, Warfield Family, West France and Willow Branch.
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