Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Chili Township

Township

Location in Hancock County

Hancock County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 91°05′18″W﻿ / ﻿40.24444°N 91.08833°W﻿ / 40.24444; -91.08833
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Hancock
Established| November 6, 1849
Area

• Total| 37.79 sq mi (97.9 km2)
• Land| 37.77 sq mi (97.8 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.08%
Elevation

| 679 ft (207 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 636
• Density| 17.4/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62313, 62316, 62321, 62367, 62380

FIPS code| 17-067-14104

Chili Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 657 and it contained 284 housing units.[2]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.79 square miles (97.9 km2), of which 37.77 square miles (97.8 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Bowen

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Chili at 40°13′04″N 91°08′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.217824°N 91.141529°W﻿ / 40.217824; -91.141529

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowen, Chili, Forsyth, Old Sixteen and Payne.

### Major highways[edit]

* Illinois Route 61
* Illinois Route 94

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Crossland Landing Strip

## Demographics[edit]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 636| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts[edit]

* Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

## Political districts[edit]

* Illinois's 18th congressional district
* State House District 93
* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47

## References[edit]

* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* "Chili Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
* United States National Atlas

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[edit]

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

Places adjacent to Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois

| Bear Creek Township | Harmony Township | St. Mary's Township

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St. Albans Township |

Chili Township

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Keene Township, Adams County | Houston Township, Adams County | Northeast Township, Adams County

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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Carthage

Cities|

* Carthage
* Dallas City‡
* Hamilton
* La Harpe
* Nauvoo
* Warsaw

Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County

Town|

* Bentley

Villages|

* Augusta
* Basco
* Bowen
* Elvaston
* Ferris
* Plymouth‡
* Pontoosuc
* West Point

Townships|

* Appanoose
* Augusta
* Bear Creek
* Carthage
* Chili
* Dallas City
* Durham
* Fountain Green
* Hancock
* Harmony
* La Harpe
* Montebello
* Nauvoo
* Pilot Grove
* Pontoosuc
* Prairie
* Rock Creek
* Rocky Run-Wilcox
* Sonora
* St. Albans
* St. Mary's
* Walker
* Warsaw
* Wythe

CDP|

* Niota

Other
communities|

* Adrian
* Breckenridge
* Burnside
* Chili
* Colusa
* Denver
* Disco
* Durham
* Elderville
* Fountain Green
* Joetta
* La Crosse
* McCall
* Middle Creek
* Old Niota
* Powellton
* St. Mary
* Stillwell
* Sutter
* Tioga
* Webster

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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