Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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 / 40.84111; -90.15333
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)[1]

| 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

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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

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* Maquon (north edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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

### Cemeteries

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

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 440| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "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

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

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

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Places adjacent to Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois

| Knox Township | Persifer Township | Truro Township

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Orange Township |

Haw Creek Township

| Elba Township
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Chestnut Township | Maquon Township | Salem Township

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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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