Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois

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Fancy Creek Township
Township
Location in Sangamon County
Sangamon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Sangamon
Established	November 6, 1860
Area
• Total	47.07 sq mi (121.9 km²)
• Land	46.97 sq mi (121.7 km²)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.21%
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)^[1]	5,828
• Density	115.2/sq mi (44.5/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-167-25323

Fancy Creek Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,410 and it contained 2,074 housing units.^[2] Fancy Creek Township changed its name from Power Township on September 11, 1861. The township annexed the eastern half of Salisbury Township in 1989, thereby increasing in size.

The Sangamon River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a state-owned conservation area, is located here on the banks of the Sangamon River.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.07 square miles (121.9 km²), of which 46.97 square miles (121.7 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	5,828	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

References

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

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