title: Cerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, Illinois
text: # Cerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, Illinois
  
  Cerro Gordo Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,046 and it contained 874 housing units.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 60.26 square miles (156.1 $km^2),$ all land.
  
  ### Cities and towns
  
  * Cerro Gordo
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * La Place
  * Milmine
  
  ### Extinct towns
  
  * Burrowsville
  * Lintner
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Willow Branch Township (north)
  * Bement Township (northeast)
  * Unity Township (east)
  * Lovington Township, Moultrie County (south)
  * Dora Township, Moultrie County (southwest)
  * Long Creek Township, Macon County (west)
  * Oakley Township, Macon County (west)
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains four cemeteries: Cerro Gordo, Clover, County and LaPlace.
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * U.S. Route 36
  * Illinois Route 32
  * Illinois Route 105
  
  ### Airports and landing strips
  
  * White Landing Strip
  