Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois

Maquon Township
Maquon Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°45′09″N90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W Coordinates: 40°45′09″N90°08′52″W / 40.75250°N 90.14778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Road Commissioner	Brandon Gray
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)	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

Last updated July 03, 2021

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″N90°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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
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

Related Research Articles

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Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 246 housing units.

Persifer Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 980 and it contained 835 housing units.

Salem Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,003 and it contained 449 housing units.

Sparta Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,165 and it contained 517 housing units.

Truro Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840 and it contained 431 housing units.

Victoria Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 379 and it contained 171 housing units.

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Terre Haute Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 263 and it contained 122 housing units.

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References

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.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galesburg
Cities	Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida	Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County
Villages	Altona East Galesburg Henderson London Mills‡ Maquon Rio St. Augustine Victoria Wataga Williamsfield Yates City
Townships	Cedar Chestnut Copley Elba Galesburg City Galesburg Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Lynn Maquon Ontario Orange Persifer Rio Salem Sparta Truro Victoria Walnut Grove
CDPs	Gilson Oak Run
Other unincorporated communities	Centerville Columbia Heights Dahinda DeLong Douglas Elba Center Henderson Grove Hermon Knox Ontario Rapatee Saluda Soperville Trenton Corners Truro Uniontown
Ghost towns	Appleton Etherly
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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