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Wilcox Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Wilcox Township was a township in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 189 and it contained 82 housing units. 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. In November 2016, the township voted to merge with Rocky Run Township due to low population. It is now part of Rocky Run-Wilcox Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.04 square miles (54.5 km), of which 20.12 square miles (52.1 km) (or 95.63%) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.4 km) (or 4.37%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains Green Plains Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Warsaw Airport
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)184
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

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

Political districts

References

  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • "Wilcox Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "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. ^ Niehaus, Michaele (November 9, 2016). "Election results in Hancock and Henderson counties in Illinois". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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