Galesburg Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°55′19″N 90°23′28″W / 40.92194°N 90.39111°W / 40.92194; -90.39111Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total21.41 sq mi (55.5 km²) • Land21.39 sq mi (55.4 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.05%Elevation

774 ft (236 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

345 • Density17.1/sq mi (6.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61401

FIPS code17-095-28339

Galesburg Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 366 and it contained 181 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.41 square miles (55.5 km²), of which 21.39 square miles (55.4 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Clay and Saint Josephs.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	345	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

References

"Galesburg Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.