Pilot Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Pilot Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 587 and it contained 257 housing units.^[2][3]

Pilot Township
Township
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°13′01″N 87°51′03″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1851
Area
• Total	62.17 sq mi (161.0 km2)
• Land	62.16 sq mi (161.0 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	568
• Density	9.4/sq mi (3.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-59832

History

Pilot Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 62.17 square miles (161.0 km²), of which 62.16 square miles (161.0 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Collison

Extinct towns

• Hope

Adjacent townships

• Middlefork Township (north)
• Blount Township (east)
• Oakwood Township (south)
• Ogden Township, Champaign County (southwest)
• Compromise Township, Champaign County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Collison, Concord, Emberry Chaple, Knight's Branch, Rice, Stump, Trimmell and Underwood Family.

Major highways

• Illinois State Route 49

Airports and landing strips

• Collison Airport

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	568	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]