Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°56′05″N 90°16′32″W / 40.93472°N 90.27556°W / 40.93472; -90.27556![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2016)[1]
61401, 61430, 61436, 61448
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
- East Galesburg
- Knoxville
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Alms House, Butterfield Family, Knoxville, Saint Marys, Swedish, Union and Van Gilder.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2016 (est.) | 4,844 | [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
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- "Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
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Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galesburg
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unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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