Nauvoo Township is one of twenty-four
townships
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in
Hancock County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
,
USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,156 and it contained 693 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 61.32%) is land and (or 38.68%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
*
Nauvoo (vast majority)
Extinct towns
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
* Quashquema at
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries, Dundey and Smith Family.
Major highways
*
Illinois Route 96
Illinois Route 96 (IL 96) is a north–south state highway in far western Illinois. It runs from IL 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to IL 94 north of Terre Haute.
Route description
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Landmarks
* Lovers Glen Park
*
Nauvoo State Park
Demographics
School districts
* Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
Political districts
*
Illinois's 18th congressional district
The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It was last represented by Republican Darin LaHood, who took of ...
* 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
1849 establishments in Illinois
Townships in Illinois