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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hancock

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
97.18 km²

Population
  
494 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 6, 1849

Elevation
  
201 m

Local time
  
Sunday 8:27 PM

Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
62318, 62341, 62354, 62358

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 89% Humidity

Sonora Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 494 and it contained 234 housing units.

Contents

Map of Sonora Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.52 square miles (97.2 km2), of which 35.79 square miles (92.7 km2) (or 95.39%) is land and 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2) (or 4.61%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Nauvoo (east edge)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Powellton at 40.535877°N 91.26876°W / 40.535877; -91.26876
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Extinct towns

  • Sonora at 40.494210°N 91.354874°W / 40.494210; -91.354874
  • (These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these seven cemeteries: Nauvoo City, Nauvoo Two, Oak Grove, Pioneer Saints, Saints Peter and Paul, Sterns and Thornber.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 96
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Cedar Ridge Airport
  • Sinele Strip
  • Landmarks

  • Mormon Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Sterne Cemetery
  • School districts

  • Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
  • Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
  • Political districts

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

    Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois Wikipedia


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