Carthage Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°24′54″N 91°05′23″W / 40.41500°N 91.08972°W / 40.41500; -91.08972
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	40.3 sq mi (104 km2)
• Land	40.21 sq mi (104.1 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	2,982
• Density	75.9/sq mi (29.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62321
FIPS code	17-067-11540

Carthage Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,052 and it contained 1,507 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.3 square miles (104 km²), of which 40.21 square miles (104.1 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Carthage

Unincorporated towns

• Middle Creek at 40°22′22″N 91°01′38″W / 40.3728219°N 91.0273601°W / 40.3728219; -91.0273601

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, County Farm, Franklin, Moss Ridge, Old Brick, Old Carthage and Woodring.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 136
• Illinois Route 336
• Illinois Route 94

Airports and landing strips

• Memorial Hospital Heliport

Landmarks

• Jaycee Park

Demographics

School districts

• Southeastern Community Unit School District 337

Political districts

• Illinois's 18th congressional district
• State House District 94
• State Senate District 47