Knox Township is one of twenty-one

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in Knox County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.31%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* East Galesburg *

Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...

Cemeteries

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

Demographics

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 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

External links

City-Data.com

Township Officials of Illinois

United States National Atlas
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