Kerr Township, Champaign County, Illinois
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Kerr Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Champaign County | |
 Champaign County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′35″N 87°57′48″W / 40.35972°N 87.96333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Established | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.25 sq mi (57.6 km2) |
| • Land | 22.11 sq mi (57.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 0.63% |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 183 |
| • Density | 8.28/sq mi (3.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-019-39688 |
Kerr Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 183 and it contained 64 housing units.[1]
Initially called Middle Fork Township, the name was changed in 1861 to Kerr Township, after early settler and township supervisor Samuel Kerr (d. 1854). In 1869, the southern half of the township was transferred to Compromise Township.[2]
Geography
Kerr is Township 22 North, Range 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian and part of Range 14 West of the Second Principal Meridian. When the federal township land surveys were done in 1821 one group of surveyors went west from the Second Principal Meridian and another went east from the Third Principal Meridian. Both groups used rawhide measuring lines that expanded and contracted with the weather. When the two groups met in eastern Champaign County the surveys didn't agree, resulting in double section numbers in the eastern townships and ongoing property line confusion among landowners.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.25 square miles (57.6 km2), of which 22.11 square miles (57.3 km2) (or 99.37%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.63%) is water.[4] The stream of Sugar Creek runs through this township.
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Chenoweth, Patton, Peabody and Tomlinson.[citation needed]
