Official Name: | Maquon Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Knox County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Knox |
Leader Title: | Road Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Brandon Gray |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 2, 1852 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.09 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.87 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.22 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.61 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.5 |
Elevation M: | 186 |
Elevation Ft: | 610 |
Coordinates: | 40.7525°N -90.1478°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 61436, 61458, 61531 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-095-46708 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 539 |
Maquon Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 269 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.39%) is land and (or 0.61%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these three cemeteries: Housh, Ouderkirk and Thurman.