Fancy Creek Township

Fancy Creek Township is located in , . As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,410 and it contained 2,074 housing units. Fancy Creek Township changed its name from Power Township on September 11, 1861.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,840 residents
  • Description: township in Sangamon County, Illinois
  • Also known as: Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois” and “Township of Fancy Creek

Places of Interest

Highlights include Power Farmstead.

Farm
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is a historic farm located on County Road 9500N east of , . George Power, a prominent early settler of northern , established the farm in the 1820s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sherman and Cantrall.

is a village in , Illinois, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield metropolitan statistical area. In 2023 the village was hit by a high end EF-2 tornado in the March 31st outbreak.

Village
is a village in , United States. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, up from 139 in 2010. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Fancy Creek Township, , , United States. is located on the Illinois and Midland Railroad 1.9 miles west of .

Fancy Creek Township

Latitude
39.9176° or 39° 55′ 3″ north
Longitude
-89.6637° or 89° 39′ 49″ west
Population
5,840
Elevation
584 feet (178 metres)
Open location code
86FGW89P+2G
Geo­Names ID
4238200
Wiki­data ID
Q5433684
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Fancy Creek Township” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Fancy Creek udalerria, Sangamon konderria (Illinois)
  • Basque: Fancy Creek udalerria, Sangamon konderria
  • Chinese: 凡西克里克鎮區
  • Chinese: 范西克里克鎮區 (伊利諾伊州桑加蒙縣)
  • French: Fancy Creek Township
  • German: Fancy Creek Township
  • Spanish: Municipio de Fancy Creek (condado de Sangamon, Illinois)
  • Spanish: Municipio de Fancy Creek
  • Urdu: فینسی کریک ٹاؤن شپ، سینگامون کاؤنٹی، الینوائے
  • Urdu: فینسی کریک ٹاؤن شپ
  • Vietnamese: Xã Fancy Creek, Quận Sangamon, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Xã Fancy Creek

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brittin Cemetery and Canterbury Cemetery.

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