La Harpe Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°35′34″N 90°57′50″W / 40.59278°N 90.96389°W / 40.59278; -90.96389 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61420, 61450, 62330
La Harpe Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,473 and it contained 714 housing units.[2]
La Harpe Township was named for Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe, a French explorer.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.31 square miles (96.6 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- La Harpe
Unincorporated towns
- Disco at 40°37′13″N 91°01′17″W / 40.620319°N 91.021252°W / 40.620319; -91.021252
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains LaHarpe City Cemetery.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Housewright Airport
Landmarks
- Mayor Memorial Park
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,428 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
LaHarpe Community School District 347, grades K-8, & Illini West High School District 307
Political districts
- Illinois's 18th congressional district
- State House District 94
- State Senate District 47
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- "La Harpe Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
- 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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 179.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois