Haw Creek Township is one of twenty-one
townships
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in
Knox County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. 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
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
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* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Knox County, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area
Townships in Illinois