Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°50′28″N 90°09′12″W / 40.84111°N 90.15333°W / 40.84111; -90.15333Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• Road CommissionerTim RickardArea

• Total35.77 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Land35.77 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

650 ft (198 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

440 • Density12.9/sq mi (5.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61428, 61436, 61458

FIPS code17-095-33552

Haw Creek Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 461 and it contained 193 housing units.^[2] Its name was changed from Ohio township on June 8, 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Maquon (north edge)

Unincorporated towns

Gilson at 40°51′42″N 90°12′05″W / 40.861705°N 90.201511°W / 40.861705; -90.201511

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clark Chapel, Gilson, Harshbarger, Maquon and Russell.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	440	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

References

"Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.