Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois

Haw Creek Township
Haw Creek Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°50′28″N 90°09′12″W / 40.84111°N 90.15333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Road Commissioner	Tim Rickard
Area
• Total	35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land	35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	440
• Density	12.9/sq mi (5.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61458
FIPS code	17-095-33552

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.

External links

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galesburg
Cities	Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida	Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County
Villages	Altona East Galesburg Henderson London Mills‡ Maquon Rio St. Augustine Victoria Wataga Williamsfield Yates City
Townships	Cedar Chestnut Copley Elba Galesburg City Galesburg Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Lynn Maquon Ontario Orange Persifer Rio Salem Sparta Truro Victoria Walnut Grove
CDPs	Gilson Oak Run
Other unincorporated communities	Centerville Columbia Heights Dahinda DeLong Douglas Elba Center Henderson Grove Hermon Knox Ontario Rapatee Saluda Soperville Trenton Corners Truro Uniontown
Ghost towns	Appleton Etherly
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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