Harmony Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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Hancock County,
Illinois
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USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 326 and it contained 153 housing units.
It was formed from Carthage and Chili townships on September 12, 1854.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 100%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Bentley
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Unincorporated towns
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Denver
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(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Browning, Denver, Harmony, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Pleasant, Ramsey and Scott.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 94
Illinois Route 94 is a north–south state highway in western Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 24 (US 24) just east of Camp Point to U.S. Route 67 just south of Oak Grove, just south of the Quad Cities area. This is a distance of .
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Airports and landing strips
* Mabry Landing Strip
* McPherson Airport
Demographics
School districts
* Carthage Elementary School District #317
* Illini West High School District #307
Political districts
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Illinois's 18th congressional district
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* State House District 94
* State Senate District 47
References
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles*
United States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Hancock County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois