Rocky Run Township, Illinois

Rocky Run Township
Rocky Run Township
Township
	Location in Hancock County
	Hancock County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°14′43″N 91°26′18″W / 40.24528°N 91.43833°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	39.87 sq mi (103.3 km2)
• Land	36.68 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Water	3.19 sq mi (8.3 km2) 8.00%
Elevation	479 ft (146 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	154
• Density	4.3/sq mi (1.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62373, 62379
FIPS code	17-067-65234

Rocky Run Township was a township in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 158 and it contained 60 housing units.^[2] In November 2016, the township voted to merge with Wilcox Township due to low population. It is now part of Rocky Run-Wilcox Township.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.87 square miles (103.3 km²), of which 36.68 square miles (95.0 km²) (or 92.00%) is land and 3.19 square miles (8.3 km²) (or 8.00%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Crenshaw, Fletcher, Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist and Oak Valley Missionary. Daugherty

Major highways

Illinois Route 96

Airports and landing strips

H Meeker Airport
Meeker Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	154	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Community Unit School District 4
Warsaw Community Unit School District 316

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 94
State Senate District 47

References

^ ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ Niehaus, Michaele (November 9, 2016). "Election results in Hancock and Henderson counties in Illinois". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[3] Niehaus, Michaele (November 9, 2016). "Election results in Hancock and Henderson counties in Illinois". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carthage
Cities	Carthage Dallas City‡ Hamilton La Harpe Nauvoo Warsaw	Map of Illinois highlighting Hancock County
Town	Bentley
Villages	Augusta Basco Bowen Elvaston Ferris Plymouth‡ Pontoosuc West Point
Townships	Appanoose Augusta Bear Creek Carthage Chili Dallas City Durham Fountain Green Hancock Harmony La Harpe Montebello Nauvoo Pilot Grove Pontoosuc Prairie Rock Creek Rocky Run-Wilcox Sonora St. Albans St. Mary Walker Warsaw Wythe
CDP	Niota
Other communities	Adrian Breckenridge Burnside Chili Colusa Denver Disco Durham Elderville Fountain Green Joetta La Crosse McCall Middle Creek Old Niota Powellton St. Mary Stillwell Sutter Tioga Webster
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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