Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois
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Hire Township is located in McDonough 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 229 and it contained 117 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.


Demographics


History

Hire was formerly known as Rock Creek Township. It was named Hire Township in 1857 after George Hire (1790-1881), who served in the Ohio Militia in the War of 1812, and was an Illinois State Legislator in 1856.


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City-data.com
Townships in McDonough County, Illinois Townships in Illinois 1856 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1856 {{McDonoughCountyIL-geo-stub