Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°29′54″N 91°11′15″W / 40.49833°N 91.18750°W / 40.49833; -91.18750 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62318, 62321, 62336, 62341, 62358
Rock Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 350 and it contained 169 housing units.[2] It was formed from Sonora and Pilot Grove townships on April 27, 1855.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.97 square miles (93.2 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Ferris (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
- Adrian at 40°31′15″N 91°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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 341 | [1] | |
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
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
- ^ 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
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois