Galesburg City Township is one of twenty-one

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Knox County, Illinois Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 49,967. Its county seat is Galesburg. Knox County comprises the Galesburg, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Knox County was ...

, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195 and it contained 14,280 housing units. It is coextensive with the city of Galesburg, which is mostly surrounded by Galesburg Township. In the 2001

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, the township employed eighteen individuals and operated with expenditures of $849,752.Local Government Profile - Galesburg City Township

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. Accessed 26 February 2010.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.00%) is land and (or 1.00%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Brookside, East Linwood, Hope, Lewis, Linwood and Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips

* Galesburg Cottage Hospital Heliport * Galesburg Municipal Airport

Demographics

School districts

* Abingdon Community Unit School District 217 * Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 * Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peor ...

* State House District 74 * State Senate District 37

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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