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Oquawka Township, Henderson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

Established
  
November 6, 1906

ZIP codes
  
61418, 61437, 61469

Elevation
  
173 m

Local time
  
Saturday 9:06 PM

County
  
Henderson

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0429496

Area
  
73.79 km²

Population
  
1,997 (2010)

Oquawka Township, Henderson County, Illinois

Weather
  
14°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Delabar State Park, Big River State Forest, Alexis Phelps House

Oquawka Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,997 and it contained 1,117 housing units.

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Map of Oquawka Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.49 square miles (73.8 km2), of which 24.21 square miles (62.7 km2) (or 84.98%) is land and 4.28 square miles (11.1 km2) (or 15.02%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Oquawka
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Milroy at 41.018648°N 90.920975°W / 41.018648; -90.920975
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: County Farm and Oquawka.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 164
  • Lakes

  • Island Lake
  • White House Lake
  • Landmarks

  • Benton Island
  • Delabar State Park
  • Mill Island
  • School districts

  • West Central Community Unit School District 235
  • Westmer Community Unit School District 203
  • Political districts

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

    Oquawka Township, Henderson County, Illinois Wikipedia