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

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 95.39%) is land and (or 4.61%) is water.

Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Cities, towns, villages

Nauvoo (east edge)

Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Unincorporated towns

Powellton at

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

Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois

Extinct towns

Sonora at

(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

Demographics

School districts

Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328

Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district

State House District 94

State Senate District 47

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

City-Data.com

Illinois State Archives

Township Officials of Illinois

Townships in Hancock County, Illinois

1849 establishments in Illinois

Townships in Illinois