| Official Name: | Newcomb Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Champaign County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Champaign County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Champaign |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 8, 1859 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.22 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1377 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Ft: | 738 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2706°N -88.4072°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-019-52376 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Newcomb Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,377 and it contained 526 housing units.[1]
Newcomb is coterminous with Congressional township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water.[2] Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south. U.S. Route 136 forms the northern boundary. The historically registered Hazen Bridge crosses the Sangamon River in the eastern part of this township.
As of the 2020 census there were 1,377 people, 415 households, and 355 families residing in the township. The population density was 37.86PD/sqmi. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 14.46/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 93.90% White, 0.51% African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 3.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.
There were 415 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.14% were married couples living together, 0.48% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.46% were non-families. 12.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.07.
The township's age distribution consisted of 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 13.9% from 25 to 44, 32.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $119,313, and the median income for a family was $119,188. Males had a median income of $81,000 versus $29,018 for females. The per capita income for the township was $48,454. About 1.1% of families and 0.7% of the population were below the poverty line.
Though the township is mostly farmland, it also contains the Manlove Field Natural gas storage area operated by Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company.(40.2425°N -88.4214°W) The storage facility is an underground aquifer opened in 1966 capable of storing around 150e9cufthttp://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/new-pdfs/ofs/2003/ofs2003_05.pdf of natural gas for delivery to the Chicago area via connected pipelines. Peoples gas holds property easements covering around 32000acres for the storage facility and co-located liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.http://www.secinfo.com/d2BY3.83.htm
The township contains these cemeteries: Naylor (Section 3), Shiloh (Section 22, formerly Pancake Point), Phillippe (Section 36).
Newcomb Township was created as a civil township in 1860, after Champaign County adopted the township form of government, and originally comprised two survey townships. It is said to have been named after Joseph Newcomb, an early settler.[3] [4] The eastern half of Newcomb Township was set off in 1867 to create Condit Township. An early post office in northwest Condit Township, near Fisher, was called Newcomb.[5]