Friends Creek Township is located in Macon County,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,450 and it contained 601 housing units.

Cities and towns

* Argenta * Newburg

Adjacent townships

* Creek Township, DeWitt County (north) * Nixon Township, DeWitt County (north) * Goose Creek Township, Piatt County (northeast) * Willow Branch Township, Piatt County (east and southeast) * Whitmore Township (south) * Hickory Point Township (southwest) * Maroa Township (west) * Texas Township, DeWitt County (northwest)

Geography

Friends Creek Township is the home of the

Friends Creek Conservation Area The Friends Creek Conservation Area is a 616-acre (2.5 km2) natural area in the U.S. state of Illinois, located in Friends Creek Township near Cisco in northeastern Macon County. The conservation area, located 18 miles (29 km) north of ...

, a 616-acre county conservation area that is the largest park physically located in the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.98%) is land and (or 0.02%) is water.

Demographics

References

External links

City-data.com
Townships in Macon County, Illinois 1859 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1859 Townships in Illinois {{MaconCountyIL-geo-stub