| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Official Name: | Silver Creek Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stephenson |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Lee Runte |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.98 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 19.9 |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2467°N -89.5669°W |
| Elevation M: | 251 |
| Elevation Ft: | 823 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-177-69953 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 666 |
Silver Creek Township is a township in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 696 and it contained 332 housing units.[1] [2]
Silver Creek is Townships 26 and 27 (part) North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
Silver Creek Township is located at 42.2467°N -89.5669°W at an elevation of 823abbr=offNaNabbr=off. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.[1] Silver Creek Township borders the city of Freeport, the county seat of Stephenson County, to the northwest.[3]
Thomas Craine first settled Silver Creek Township in August 1835.[4]
Brown's Mill was built four miles east of Freeport on the Pecatonica River by Caleb W. Brown in 1857. The stone grist mill closed in 1903 and was converted to a power plant by A.J. Goddard in 1908. For a short time it generated power for the street car system in Freeport. After a fire in 1950 partially destroyed the building it was rebuilt and converted to a residence. It was still standing on Brown's Mill Road in 2014.[5]
As of the census of 2000, there were 739 people, 293 households, and 219 families in Silver Creek Township.