Sullivant Township, Ford County, Illinois

Sullivant Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 510 and it contained 238 housing units.[2]

Sullivant Township
Township
Location in Ford County
Location in Ford County
Ford County's location in Illinois
Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°34′31″N 88°23′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFord
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1867
Area
 • Total47.39 sq mi (122.7 km2)
 • Land47.28 sq mi (122.5 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.23%
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
488
 • Density10.8/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61720, 61731, 61773
FIPS code17-053-73521

History

The township was formed from Dix Township on September 9, 1867. It is named for Michael L. Sullivant, who in the 1860s was reputedly "the world's most successful farmer." Sullivant owned 80,000 acres (324 km2) in Champaign, Ford, Piatt, and Livingston counties and used his land to raise corn and to graze large herds of cattle; he was one of a select group of wealthy men who dominated the state's booming livestock industry in the middle to late 19th century. An 1876 map of Ford County by Warner and Beers of the Union Atlas Co. shows Sullivant owning 42,000 acres (170 km2) in Ford County, including all of Sullivant Township.

A small sign in front of the Sibley Bur oak grove nature preserve located on the border of section 35 and 26 in Sullivant township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.39 square miles (122.7 km2), of which 47.28 square miles (122.5 km2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.23%) is water.[2] The township is the headwaters of four major Illinois rivers - Sangamon, Mackinaw, Vermillion North, and Vermillion South.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains Mount Hope Cemetery.

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)488[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts
  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
  • Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8

Political districts

References
  • "Sullivant Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. "Illinois Local Watershed Map | Maps | Data Basin".
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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