Friends Creek Township, Macon County, Illinois

Friends Creek Township
Township
Location in Macon County
Macon County's location in Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macon
Settlement	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	49.3 sq mi (128 km2)
• Land	49.29 sq mi (127.7 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016) [1]	1,393
• Density	29.4/sq mi (11.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-115-27988

Friends Creek Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,450 and it contained 601 housing units. ^[2]

Cities and towns

• Argenta
• Newburg

Adjacent townships

• Creek Township, DeWitt County (north)
• Nixon Township, DeWitt County (north)
• Goose Creek Township, Piatt County (northeast)
• Willow Branch Township, Piatt County (east and southeast)
• Whitmore Township (south)
• Hickory Point Township (southwest)
• Maroa Township (west)
• Texas Township, DeWitt County (northwest)

Geography

Friends Creek Township is the home of the Friends Creek Conservation Area, a 616-acre county conservation area that is the largest park physically located in the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.3 square miles (128 km²), of which 49.29 square miles (127.7 km²) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.02%) is water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,393	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

References

1. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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