Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois

Maquon Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 90°08′52″W / 40.7525°N 90.14778°W / 40.7525; -90.14778Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 90°08′52″W / 40.7525°N 90.14778°W / 40.7525; -90.14778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
– Total	36.08 sq mi (93.44 km2)
– Land	35.86 sq mi (92.88 km2)
– Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)  0.6%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	608
– Density	17/sq mi (6.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61436, 61458, 61531
GNIS feature ID	0429321

Maquon Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 608^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Maquon Township covers an area of 36.08 square miles (93.4 km²); of this, 35.86 square miles (92.9 km²) (99.4 percent) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (0.6 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Maquon (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Rapatee at 40°42′54″N 90°09′29″W / 40.7150385°N 90.1581762°W / 40.7150385; -90.1581762

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Housh, Ouderkirk and Thurman.

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 18th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Maquon Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429321. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois