Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Knights Prairie Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County

Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′38″N 88°39′30″W / 38.07722°N 88.65833°W / 38.07722; -88.65833Coordinates: 38°04′38″N 88°39′30″W / 38.07722°N 88.65833°W / 38.07722; -88.65833
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Hamilton
Established November 3, 1885
Area
 • Total 36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
 • Land 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation 505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 546
 • Density 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 62828, 62835, 62859, 62887
FIPS code 17-065-40299

Knights Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 574 and it contained 261 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.41 square miles (94.3 km2), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016546[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

References

  • "Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  • 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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