Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois

Indian Point Township
Township

Location in Knox County

Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 90°23′34″W / 40.75861°N 90.39278°W / 40.75861; -90.39278Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 90°23′34″W / 40.75861°N 90.39278°W / 40.75861; -90.39278
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Knox
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land 36.08 sq mi (93.4 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation 712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,494
 • Density 43.1/sq mi (16.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61410, 61458, 61474
FIPS code 17-095-37361

Indian Point Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,554 and it contained 716 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 36.08 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Boydston-Dawdy and Hunt.

Airports and landing strips

  • Murks Strip
  • Wolfords Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,494[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
  • Avon Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

References

  • "Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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