Monticello Township, Piatt County, Illinois

Monticello Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,906 and it contained 2,651 housing units.

Geography
Monticello is Township 18 North, Range 6 East and part of Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.11 sqmi, of which 48.05 sqmi (or 99.88%) is land and 0.06 sqmi (or 0.12%) is water. The streams of Camp Creek and Goose Creek are tributaries of the Sangamon River which runs through this township.

Cities and towns

 * Monticello (large majority)

Adjacent townships

 * Sangamon Township (north)
 * Scott Township, Champaign County (northeast)
 * Colfax Township, Champaign County (east)
 * Sadorus Township, Champaign County (southeast)
 * Bement Township (south)
 * Willow Branch Township (west)
 * Goose Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: Haneline (Section 14, T. 18 N., R. 5 E.), Monticello, Monticello and Woolington. Barnes Cemetery is in Section 1, T. 18 N., R. 6 E.

Schools
Haneline School No. 69 (Section 23, T. 18 N., R. 5 E.), a brick building, is now a residence on Allerton Road.

Major highways

 * I-72.svg Interstate 72
 * Illinois 105.svg Illinois State Route 105

Airports and landing strips

 * Piatt County Airport