Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois

Maquon Township
Township

Location in Knox County

Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W / 40.75250; -90.14778Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W / 40.75250; -90.14778
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Knox
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.61%
Elevation 610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 539
 • Density 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61436, 61458, 61531
FIPS code 17-095-46708

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

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Housh, Ouderkirk and Thurman.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016539[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

  • "Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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