Urbana Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,451 and it contained 3,435 housing units. Geography Urbana is Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water. Portions of the township have been removed through annexation with the cities of Champaign and Urbana. The University of Illinois South Farms occupy a large area south of the cities. Yankee Ridge, a glacial moraine, extends through the central part of the township. Glacial rocks and large boulders frequently turn up on farms and construction sites in this area. The Champaign County Poor Farm was in Section 16. The site on East Main Street in Urbana now has county offices, jail and nursing home. The western section of the Kickapoo Rail Trail follows the former Big Four—Conrail System railroad right–of–way along U.S. Route 150 from the City of Urbana to the Village of St. Joseph. Going east from Urbana landmarks along the trail include Urbana Walmart, John Deere implement dealer, Cottonwood Road (CR 1700E), CR 1800E, Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Sellers Road (CR 1900E), Full′s Siding elevator, CR 1975E, CR 2075E, Corteva (Pioneer Supply) seed company, Salt Fork Paintball, the baseball field, Salt Fork River bridge, St. Joseph water tower, Wheelhouse restaurant and Main Street Mall, St. Joseph business district and elevator. Unincorporated towns Augerville (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains several cemeteries: Eastlawn Burial Park and adjacent Greenwood—Harvey Cemetery (Section 9), Lincoln and Woodlawn (both Section 5), Mount Hope Cemetery and adjacent Roselawn (both Section 18). All are now in the cities of Urbana and Champaign. Potawatomi burial ground and Old Soldier's Burial Ground (Section 8). Burials were transferred to Mount Hope in 1902. The site is now Leal Park along University Avenue in Urbana. Champaign County Poor Farm cemetery (Section 16) was in use until the 1930s. There is a single marker for it north of East Washington Street and Country Squire Drive, Urbana. Historic cemeteries (these are no longer visible): Dunkard Burial Ground (Section 12), Cloyd Cemetery (Section 12), Isham Cook family plot (Section 5), Thomas Rowland burial plot (Section 1). Churches Historic Dunkard Church was in Section 12 in 1893. Grain Elevators Myra