Truro Township, Knox County, Illinois

Truro Township
Township

Location in Knox County

Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°55′50″N 90°02′22″W / 40.93056°N 90.03944°W / 40.93056; -90.03944Coordinates: 40°55′50″N 90°02′22″W / 40.93056°N 90.03944°W / 40.93056; -90.03944
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Knox
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land 35.71 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation 689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 809
 • Density 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61428, 61485, 61489
FIPS code 17-095-76303

Truro Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840 and it contained 431 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.71 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Caldwell Family, Corbin, Fink, Parker, West Truro and Williams Family.

Lakes

  • Happy Hollow Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016809[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

References

  • "Truro 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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