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
CensusPop.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

References

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

  • City-Data.com
  • Illinois State Archives
  • Township Officials of Illinois
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