Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°19′48″N 91°04′53″W / 40.33000°N 91.08139°W / 40.33000; -91.08139
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Harmony Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°19′48″N 91°04′53″W / 40.33000°N 91.08139°W / 40.33000; -91.08139
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyHancock
EstablishedSeptember 12, 1854
Area
 • Total37.58 sq mi (97.3 km2)
 • Land37.58 sq mi (97.3 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
318
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
62316, 62321, 62367
FIPS code17-067-32993

Harmony Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 326 and it contained 153 housing units.[2] It was formed from Carthage and Chili townships on September 12, 1854.

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.58 square miles (97.3 km2), of which 37.58 square miles (97.3 km2) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

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

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Browning, Denver, Harmony, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Pleasant, Ramsey and Scott.

Major highways[edit]

Airports and landing strips[edit]

  • Mabry Landing Strip
  • McPherson Airport

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)318[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[edit]

  • Carthage Elementary School District #317
  • Illini West High School District #307

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • "Harmony Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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