Carthage Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°24′54″N 91°05′23″W / 40.41500°N 91.08972°W / 40.41500; -91.08972Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHancockEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total40.3 sq mi (104 km²) • Land40.21 sq mi (104.1 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.20%Elevation

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

2,982 • Density75.9/sq mi (29.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

62321

FIPS code17-067-11540

Carthage Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,052 and it contained 1,507 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.3 square miles (104 km²), of which 40.21 square miles (104.1 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Carthage

Unincorporated towns

Middle Creek at 40°22′22″N 91°01′38″W / 40.3728219°N 91.0273601°W / 40.3728219; -91.0273601

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, County Farm, Franklin, Moss Ridge, Old Brick, Old Carthage and Woodring.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

Jaycee Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	1,679		—
1870	2,448		45.8%
1880	2,679		9.4%
2016 (est.)	2,982	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

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

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Carthage Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.