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Pontoosuc Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°35′47″N 91°13′22″W / 40.59639°N 91.22278°W / 40.59639; -91.22278Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyHancockEstablishedNovember 6, 1849Area

• Total19.87 sq mi (51.5 km²) • Land18.47 sq mi (47.8 km²) • Water1.4 sq mi (4 km²) 7.05%Elevation

636 ft (194 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

402 • Density22.4/sq mi (8.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62330, 62358

FIPS code17-067-61093

Pontoosuc Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 413 and it contained 227 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.87 square miles (51.5 km²), of which 18.47 square miles (47.8 km²) (or 92.95%) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (or 7.05%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Dallas City (partial)
Pontoosuc

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Little Family, Myers, Pontoosuc and Tull.

Major highways

Illinois Route 9

Airports and landing strips

Rhea RLA Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	402	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

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

References

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