Wilcox Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Wilcox Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°19′13″N 91°25′19″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 15, 1855
Area
• Total	21.04 sq mi (54.48 km2)
• Land	20.16 sq mi (52.22 km2)
• Water	0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)  4.15%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	164
• Density	8.1/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62373, 62379
GNIS feature ID	0429935

Wilcox Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 164. It was formed from the rural portion of Warsaw Township on November 15, 1855, when that township became co-extensive with the city of Warsaw.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wilcox Township covers an area of 21.04 square miles (54.5 km²); of this, 20.16 square miles (52.2 km²) (95.85 percent) is land and 0.87 square miles (2.3 km²) (4.15 percent) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains Green Plains Cemetery.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 96

Airports and landing strips

• Warsaw Airport

School districts

• Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
• Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts

• Illinois's 17th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• "Wilcox Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429935. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
• United States National Atlas

External links

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