Country United States County McDonough Time zone CST (UTC-6) Population 229 (2010) | State Illinois Established November 4, 1856 Area 97.98 km² Local time Saturday 8:59 PM | |
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Hire Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 229 and it contained 117 housing units.
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Map of Hire Township, IL, USA
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.83 square miles (98.0 km2), of which 37.79 square miles (97.9 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.
History
Hire was formerly known as Rock Creek Township. It was named Hire Township in 1857 after George Hire (1790-1881), who served in the Ohio Militia in the War of 1812, and was an Illinois State Legislator in 1856.
References
Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA