Somer Township, Champaign County, Illinois
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Somer Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Champaign County | |
 Champaign County's location in Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′49″N 88°11′13″W / 40.18028°N 88.18694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Established | November 8, 1859 |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.64 sq mi (84.5 km2) |
| • Land | 32.61 sq mi (84.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.078 km2) 0.09% |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 988 |
| • Density | 30.3/sq mi (11.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-019-70382 |
Somer Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 988 and it contained 469 housing units.[2]
Somer Township changed its name from Pleasant Hill Township on April 30, 1860.
Geography
Somer is Township 20 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Somer Township has a total area of 32.64 square miles (84.54 km2), of which 32.61 square miles (84.46 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 0.09%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these cemeteries: Clements (Section 35), Coslet and Yearsley (Section 26).
Historic cemeteries (some of these may no longer be visible): Adkins Grave Yard (Section 21), Brownfield (Section 26), Heater (Section 23), Indian burial ground (Section 16), Methodist Church site (Section 27), Rhinehart Grave Yard (Section 34), Somers (Section 27).[4]
Grain Elevators
Leverett elevator (Section 17) was built along the Illinois Central (which was absorbed by Canadian National Railway in 1998).
Sharp's Crossing elevator (Section 4) was built on the short–lived Kankakee and Urbana Traction Company interurban line around 1920, and was operated by the Sharp Grain Company.[5] The wooden elevator on the west side of U.S. Route 45 at County Road 2300 North was destroyed by fire.
