| Lanesville Township | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location in Sangamon County | |
| Sangamon County's location in Illinois | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Sangamon |
| Established | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Charles K. Kilhoffer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.75 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.0% |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 199 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Lanesville Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. The population was 199 at the 2000 census. Lanesville Township formed from Illiopolis Township in 1875 under the name of Wheatfield, which was subsequently changed to Lanesville.
It comprises parts of government townships 15, 16 and 17 north, range 2 west, and is bounded on the east by Illiopolis Township, south by the Sangamon River, west by Mechanicsburg Township and Buffalo Hart Township Buffalo Hart and north by Logan County.
Lanesville Township is served by three school districts:
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