| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | Hire Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting McDonough County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | McDonough County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | McDonough |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 4, 1856 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.1 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-109-35333 |
Hire Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 229 and it contained 117 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Hire was formerly known as Rock Creek Township. It was named Hire Township in 1857 after George Hire (1790-1881), who served in the Ohio Militia in the War of 1812, and was an Illinois State Legislator in 1856.