Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Walker Township
Walker Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°14′33″N 91°18′48″W / 40.24250°N 91.31333°WCoordinates: 40°14′33″N 91°18′48″W / 40.24250°N 91.31333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	38.13 sq mi (98.8 km2)
• Land	37.99 sq mi (98.4 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.39%
Elevation	640 ft (195 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	325
• Density	8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62349, 62373, 62379, 62380
FIPS code	17-067-78422

Walker Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 333 and it contained 163 housing units.^[2]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.13 square miles (98.8 km²), of which 37.99 square miles (98.4 km²) (or 99.63%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.39%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns[]

Breckenridge at 40°14′37″N 91°17′12″W / 40.243657°N 91.286535°W / 40.243657; -91.286535
Sutter at 40°16′45″N 91°20′37″W / 40.279212°N 91.343482°W / 40.279212; -91.343482
Tioga at 40°12′40″N 91°20′50″W / 40.211157°N 91.347093°W / 40.211157; -91.347093

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

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bethany, Bethlehem Church of Christ, Buckeye, Grant, Salem Church-Sutter, Walker and West Tioga.

Major highways[]

Illinois Route 96

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	325	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts[]

Community Unit School District 4
Southeastern Community Unit School District 337
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts[]

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References[]

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Walker Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[]

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary's Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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