[3] Hancock Township was organized in 1868, and named for Winfield Scott Hancock, a Union Army general in the Civil War, and afterward candidate for President of the United States.

Township 114 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 367 people, 121 households, and 97 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 95.91% White, 3.27% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.