Friends Creek Township, Macon County, Illinois
# Friends Creek Township, Macon County, Illinois

Friends Creek Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,450 and it contained 601 housing units.

## Cities and towns

* Argenta
* Newburg

## Adjacent townships

* Creek Township, DeWitt County (north)
* Nixon Township, DeWitt County (north)
* Goose Creek Township, Piatt County (northeast)
* Willow Branch Township, Piatt County (east and southeast)
* Whitmore Township (south)
* Hickory Point Township (southwest)
* Maroa Township (west)
* Texas Township, DeWitt County (northwest)

## Geography

Friends Creek Township is the home of the Friends Creek Conservation Area, a 616-acre county conservation area that is the largest park physically located in the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.3 square miles (128 $km^2),$ of which 49.29 square miles (127.7 $km^2)$ (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 $km^2)$ (or 0.02%) is water.

