Warsaw Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Warsaw Township
Warsaw Township
	Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°21′10″N91°25′38″W / 40.35278°N 91.42722°W Coordinates: 40°21′10″N91°25′38″W / 40.35278°N 91.42722°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	7.47 sq mi (19.3 km2)
• Land	6.52 sq mi (16.9 km2)
• Water	0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2) 12.72%
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	1,546
• Density	246.5/sq mi (95.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62330, 62354, 62358
FIPS code	17-067-78955

Last updated April 10, 2020

Warsaw Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,607 and it contained 790 housing units.^[2] Since November 15, 1855, the township has been co-extensive with the city of Warsaw.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 7.47 square miles (19.3 km²), of which 6.52 square miles (16.9 km²) (or 87.28%) is land and 0.95 square miles (2.5 km²) (or 12.72%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Catholic, Lutheran and Oakland.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	1,546	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts

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

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Warsaw Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-09-20.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

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

v t e 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
Unincorporated communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Niota 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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