Harmony Township
Township
Location in Hancock County
Hancock County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°19′48″N 91°04′53″W / 40.33000°N 91.08139°W / 40.33000; -91.08139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hancock
Established	September 12, 1854
Area
• Total	37.58 sq mi (97.3 km2)
• Land	37.58 sq mi (97.3 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	318
• Density	8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62316, 62321, 62367
FIPS code	17-067-32993

Harmony Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 326 and it contained 153 housing units.^[2] It was formed from Carthage and Chili townships on September 12, 1854.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.58 square miles (97.3 km²), of which 37.58 square miles (97.3 km²) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Bentley

Unincorporated towns

• Denver at 40°17′26″N 91°06′26″W / 40.290601°N 91.107084°W / 40.290601; -91.107084

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Browning, Denver, Harmony, Immanuel Lutheran, Mount Pleasant, Ramsey and Scott.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 94

Airports and landing strips

• Mabry Landing Strip
• McPherson Airport

Demographics

School districts

• Carthage Elementary School District #317
• Illini West High School District #307

Political districts

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