Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Rock Creek Township
Rock Creek Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°29′54″N91°11′15″W / 40.49833°N 91.18750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	April 27, 1855
Area
• Total	35.97 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land	35.97 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	322
• Density	9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62318, 62321, 62336, 62341, 62358
FIPS code	17-067-64876

Last updated July 10, 2024

Rock Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 322 and it contained 155 housing units.^[1] It was formed from Sonora and Pilot Grove townships on April 27, 1855.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Rock Creek Township has a total area of 35.97 square miles (93.16 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Ferris (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Adrian at 40°31′15″N91°10′02″W / 40.520877°N 91.16709°W / 40.520877; -91.16709

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Rock Creek Cemetery.

Many of the old gravestones are no longer legible. A large stone designating Rock Creek Cemetery has the names of descendants on its back.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 322 people, 149 households, and 83 families residing in the township. The population density was 8.95 inhabitants per square mile (3.46/km²). There were 155 housing units at an average density of 4.31 per square mile (1.66/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 90.99% White, 0.62% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 4.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.

There were 149 households, out of which 16.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.34% were married couples living together, 0.67% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 44.30% were non-families. 44.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.94.

The township's age distribution consisted of 15.3% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $41,339, and the median income for a family was $78,068. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,018. About 7.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	431	—
2000	369	−14.4%
2010	350	−5.1%
2020	322	−8.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

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References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Rock Creek 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's 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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