Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois

Maquon Township
Maquon Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 90°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

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″N 90°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.	Note	%±
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

References

"Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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

[census-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.

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

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v t 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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