Champaign Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,264 and it contained 5,091 housing units. History Champaign Township changed its name from West Urbana Township on April 30, 1860. Geography Champaign is Township 19 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.62%) is land and (or 0.38%) is water. The streams of Copper Slough and Phinney Branch run through this township. Portions of the township have been removed through annexation with the City of Champaign. Cities and towns Savoy (west three-quarters) Unincorporated towns Staley (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements). Grain elevators Champaign elevators were operated by C.A. Dickey, Champaign Cereal Mills and Elevator in 1913; also Dryer and Burt Grain and Coal in 1913. Savoy elevator (Section 36) was built along the Illinois Central—Canadian National railroad. Savoy Grain and Coal Company operated a wooden elevator, no longer standing, in 1913. Concrete silos of the present elevator are east of U.S. Route 45. Staley's Station elevator (Section 16) was built along the Illinois Central—Canadian National east–west line. It was operating in 1913, but both the station and elevator are gone. West Urbana Depot, later Champaign (Section 12). Mark Carley built a steam flouring mill, steam grain elevator and warehouse near the Illinois Central—Canadian National railroad in the mid–1850s. Major highways Interstate 57 Interstate 72 Interstate 74 U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 150 Illinois State Route 10 Airports and landing strips University of Illinois Heliport Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 11,264 people, 4,956 households, and 2,782 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,091 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 69.72% White, 7.60% African American, 0.14% Native American, 14.49% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 6.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.00% of the population. There were 4,956 households, out of which 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.28% were married couples living together, 4.30% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 43.87% were non-families. 34.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65