Hancock Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Hancock Township
Hancock Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°24′59″N90°57′58″W / 40.41639°N 90.96611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	April 27, 1855
Area
• Total	38.15 sq mi (98.8 km2)
• Land	38.15 sq mi (98.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	554 ft (169 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	257
• Density	6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61420, 62321, 62326, 62367, 62374
FIPS code	17-067-32629

Last updated July 16, 2024

Hancock Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 257 and it contained 119 housing units.^[1] It was formed from Fountain Green and St. Mary's townships on April 27, 1855.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hancock Township has a total area of 38.15 square miles (98.81 km²), all land.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Joetta at 40°26′01″N90°55′53″W / 40.433654°N 90.931525°W / 40.433654; -90.931525

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Liberty, Majorville, Oak Grove, Spangler and Yetter.

Major highways

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 257 people, 80 households, and 35 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.74 inhabitants per square mile (2.60/km²). There were 119 housing units at an average density of 3.12 per square mile (1.20/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.44% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 80 households, out of which 12.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.00% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 56.25% were non-families. 56.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.91.

The township's age distribution consisted of 6.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 34.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 234.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 213.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $46,625, and the median income for a family was $54,844. Males had a median income of $44,821 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,459. None of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	255	—
2000	254	−0.4%
2010	255	0.4%
2020	257	0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

LaHarpe Elementary School District #347 (North side of Township)
Carthage Elementary School District #317 (Southwest side/ Central of Township)
West Prairie Community Unit School District #103 (West side of Township)

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
"Hancock Township". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2009.
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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

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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 Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek 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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