Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois

Knox Township
Township

Location in Knox County

Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°56′05″N 90°16′32″W / 40.93472°N 90.27556°W / 40.93472; -90.27556Coordinates: 40°56′05″N 90°16′32″W / 40.93472°N 90.27556°W / 40.93472; -90.27556
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Knox
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 35.51 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land 35.39 sq mi (91.7 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.31%
Elevation 735 ft (224 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 4,844
 • Density 142/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61401, 61430, 61436, 61448
FIPS code 17-095-40403

Knox Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 square miles (92.0 km2), of which 35.39 square miles (91.7 km2) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.31%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Alms House, Butterfield Family, Knoxville, Saint Marys, Swedish, Union and Van Gilder.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20164,844[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
  • Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
  • Abingdon-Avon Unit School District

Political districts

References

  • "Knox 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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