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Haw Creek Township is one of twenty-one
townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in Knox 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 ...
,
USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 461 and it contained 193 housing units. Its name was changed from Ohio township on June 8, 1853.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.


Cities, towns, villages

* Maquon (north edge)


Unincorporated towns

* Gilson at


Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Clark Chapel, Gilson, Harshbarger, Maquon and Russell.


Demographics


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 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peor ...
* State House District 74 * State Senate District 37


References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas


External links






Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Knox County, Illinois Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area Townships in Illinois