Salem Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County,

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, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,003 and it contained 449 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.35%) is land and (or 1.65%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Yates City

Unincorporated towns

* Douglas at * Uniontown at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Blakeslee, Summitt-Douglas, Uniontown and Yates City.

Airports and landing strips

* Tri-County Airport

Lakes

* Grandt Lake

Demographics

School districts

* Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

* Illinois's 18th congressional district * State House District 74 * State Senate District 37

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois
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