Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
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Curran Township is a township in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,586, and it contained 662 housing units.[2]
Curran Township | |
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Township | |
Curran Township government building in Curran, Illinois | |
 Location in Sangamon County | |
 Sangamon County's location in Illinois | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Sangamon |
| Established | November 6, 1860 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.02 sq mi (72.6 km2) |
| • Land | 28.01 sq mi (72.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) 0.04% |
| Population (2010) | |
| 1,573 | |
| • Density | 56.6/sq mi (21.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-167-18160 |
Geography
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 27.649 square miles (71.61 km2), of which 27.639 square miles (71.58 km2) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.04%) is water.[3]
The township contains the entire incorporated community of Curran, and a very small portion of Chatham. The township originally corresponded to the entire survey township 15 North, Range 6 West of the third principal meridian, but owing to annexations into Capital Township due to the westward expansion of the City of Springfield, its area has been considerably reduced. In what was formerly the eastern part of the township, various small unincorporated enclaves remain in the township but are surrounded by Capital Township.[4]
