Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois
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Walker Township is one of twenty-four
townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in Hancock County,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
,
USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 333 and it contained 163 housing units.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.63%) is land and (or 0.39%) is water.


Unincorporated towns

* Breckenridge at * Sutter at * Tioga at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Bethany, Bethlehem Church of Christ, Buckeye, Grant, Salem Church-Sutter, Walker and West Tioga.


Major highways

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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 Illinois ...


Demographics


School districts

* Community Unit School District 4 * Southeastern Community Unit School District 337 * Warsaw Community Unit School District 316


Political districts

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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
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United States National Atlas


External links






Township Officials of Illinois
{{authority control Townships in Hancock County, Illinois Townships in Illinois