Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°45′09″N 90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W / 40.75250; -90.14778![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2016)[1]
61436, 61458, 61531
Maquon Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 269 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Maquon (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
- Rapatee at 40°42′54″N 90°09′29″W / 40.715039°N 90.158176°W / 40.715039; -90.158176
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Housh, Ouderkirk and Thurman.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 539 | [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 18th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- "Maquon 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
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois