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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; -90.27556Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• Road CommissionerMark BoyerArea

• Total35.51 sq mi (92.0 km²) • Land35.39 sq mi (91.7 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.31%Elevation

735 ft (224 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

4,844 • Density142/sq mi (55/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61401, 61430, 61436, 61448

FIPS code17-095-40403

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

East Galesburg
Knoxville

Cemeteries

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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.