WELCOME to the Hopkins Township Website, it is a new feature of the Township!
24719 Emerson Road, P.O. Box 16, Galt, IL 61037 815-626-7569
Hopkins Township is in the eastern portion of Whiteside County (website at http://www.whiteside.org) located in the northwest corner of Illinois. The Township can be accessed by Interstate 88, U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Road) and/or Moline Road (formerly Route 2). The original Lincoln Highway passes through the community of Emerson. Also, the Union Pacific Railroad traverses the Township, with 2 main-line tracks, connecting the East and West Coasts.
Within the County, Hopkins Township covers approximately 35.6 sq. miles, and is bounded by Fulfs Road on the north, Ridge Road and Fisher Street on the east, the Rock River and Mellotts Road on the south and Yorktown Road on the west. Within that area, the Hopkins Township Road Commissioner is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of approximately 50 miles of roads and 7 bridges.
According to the 2000 Census, Hopkins Township's population was 2, 381, an increase of 3.16% when compared to the 1990 Census. It is "home" to 24 residential subdivisions, which includes the communities of Como, Emerson and Galt. Approximately 20,000 acres of land are dedicated to agricultural; numerous businesses and industrial endeavors, including the new Wal-Mart Distribution Center, are located in the Township.
Please join the Hopkins Township Board for its regular monthly meetings held at 7:00 p.m., at the Township Garage/Town Hall, Emerson Road, just west of Emerson. For the year 2009, all meetings except October will be held on the second Monday of the month. October's meeting will be held on Tuesday October 13th. Please see the Calendar of Events page for more details.
Copies of the minutes from all Township meetings are available upon request once they are approved. Just stop by the township office or call or e-mail us. Most copies are available on the information page of this website, however, if there is something you don't see that you would like, please contact us.
Click on Calendar of Events at the top of the page for specific meeting dates and other events.
Click on Officials at the top of the page to contact any or all Township Officials; their addresses and phone numbers are listed there. If you have comments, concerns or suggestions regarding Township roads or other issues, please contact your elected officials, better yet, attend a meeting! E-mail may be sent to:
Road Commissioner: hopkins.road.district@comcast.net
Supervisor: hopkins.township@comcast.net
Click on Special Services to read about on-going or new projects of the Township.
If you have any questions or concerns about this website, you may contact Mary Downes at 622-9532 or mary.downes@infor.com
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