Indian Point 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 1,554 and it contained 716 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Abingdon (south third) *

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Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Boydston-Dawdy and Hunt.

Airports and landing strips

* Murks Strip * Wolfords Airport

Demographics

School districts

* Abingdon Community Unit School District 217 * Avon Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

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* 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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