| Marrowbone Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.6367°N -88.7583°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Moultrie |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | November 6, 1866 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 39.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.98 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Elevation Ft: | 656 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 1687 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 44.4 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-139-47124 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Marrowbone Township is located in Moultrie County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,730 and it contained 751 housing units.[2]
What is now Marrowbone Twp. was part of Shelby County when first settled in 1828. Upon establishment of Moultrie County in 1843, the township formed part of Thomason Precinct. Marrowbone Twp. was established on November 6, 1866, when the County adopted townships as its basic subdivision.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.58%) is land and (or 1.42%) is water.[2]