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Newcomb Township is located in Champaign County, Illinois. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census.
Illinois Route 47 crosses the township from north to south. U.S. Route 136 forms the northern boundary and a small portion of Fisher, Illinois is in the north east part of Newcomb township. The historically registered Hazen Bridge crosses the Sangamon River in the eastern part of this township.
[edit] Natural gas storage area
Peoples Gas Manlove Field
Natural gas storage area. In the foreground is one onf the numerous wells in the area with the LNG plant and tanks in the background.
Though the township is mostly farmland, it also contains the Manlove Field Natural gas storage area operated by Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company.( 40°14′33″N, 088°25′17″W) The storage facility is an underground aquifer opened in 1966 capable of storing around 150 billion cubic feet[1] of natural gas for delivery to the Chicago area via connected pipelines. Peoples gas holds property easements covering around 32,000 acres (129.5 km²) for the storage facility and colocated liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.[2]
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