Orange Township is one of twenty-one
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Knox County, Illinois
Knox County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 49,967. Its county seat is Galesburg, Illinois, Galesburg. Knox County comprises the ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 246 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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DeLong at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Cook, Ferguson, Haynes, Maxey-Mathers and McCallister.
Lakes
* Horseshoe Lake
Demographics
School districts
* Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
* Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
* Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Political districts
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Illinois's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen (politician), Eric Sorensen. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Citi ...
* State House District 74
* State Senate District 37
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Knox County, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area
Townships in Illinois