Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°14′40″N 91°05′18″W / 40.24444°N 91.08833°W / 40.24444; -91.08833Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHancockEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total37.79 sq mi (97.9 km²) • Land37.77 sq mi (97.8 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²) 0.08%Elevation

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

636 • Density17.4/sq mi (6.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62313, 62316, 62321, 62367, 62380

FIPS code17-067-14104

Chili Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 657 and it contained 284 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.79 square miles (97.9 km²), of which 37.77 square miles (97.8 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.08%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Bowen

Unincorporated towns

Chili at 40°13′04″N 91°08′30″W / 40.217824°N 91.141529°W / 40.217824; -91.141529

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowen, Chili, Forsyth, Old Sixteen and Payne.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Crossland Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	636	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 93
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
"Chili 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.