Cotton Hill Township
Township
Location in Sangamon County
Location in Sangamon County
Sangamon County's location in Illinois
Sangamon County's location in Illinois
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountySangamon
EstablishedNovember 6, 1860
Area
 • Total30.18 sq mi (78.2 km2)
 • Land29.82 sq mi (77.2 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  1.19%
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
890
 • Density30.2/sq mi (11.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-167-16574

Cotton Hill Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 902 and it contained 389 housing units.[2] The township is the home of Hunter Lake, a proposed 3,010-acre (12.2 km2) reservoir.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.18 square miles (78.2 km2), of which 29.82 square miles (77.2 km2) (or 98.81%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 1.19%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2016 (est.)890[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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