Cedar Township, Knox County, Illinois

Cedar Township
Cedar Township
	Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°50′37″N90°23′24″W / 40.84361°N 90.39000°W Coordinates: 40°50′37″N90°23′24″W / 40.84361°N 90.39000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land	36 sq mi (90 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.61%
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	3,144
• Density	90.8/sq mi (35.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61401, 61410, 61436
FIPS code	17-095-11891

Last updated April 10, 2020

Cedar Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,270 and it contained 1,487 housing units.^[2] Its name was changed from Cherry Grove Township on June 8, 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.22 square miles (93.8 km²), of which 36 square miles (93 km²) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (or 0.61%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Abingdon (north three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Saluda at 40°52′19″N90°23′39″W / 40.871983°N 90.394296°W / 40.871983; -90.394296

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Abingdon, Brush Creek and Cherry Grove.

Airports and landing strips

Malone Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	3,144	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

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References

"Cedar Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2010-02-20.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galesburg
Cities	Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida	Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County
Villages	Altona East Galesburg Henderson London Mills‡ Maquon Rio St. Augustine Victoria Wataga Williamsfield Yates City
Townships	Cedar Chestnut Copley Elba Galesburg City Galesburg Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Lynn Maquon Ontario Orange Persifer Rio Salem Sparta Truro Victoria Walnut Grove
CDPs	Gilson Oak Run
Other unincorporated communities	Centerville Columbia Heights Dahinda DeLong Douglas Elba Center Henderson Grove Hermon Knox Ontario Rapatee Saluda Soperville Trenton Corners Truro Uniontown
Ghost towns	Appleton Etherly
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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