Galesburg City Township, Knox County, Illinois

Galesburg City Township
Galesburg City Township
	Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°57′00″N90°22′41″W / 40.95000°N 90.37806°W Coordinates: 40°57′00″N90°22′41″W / 40.95000°N 90.37806°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Area
• Total	17.93 sq mi (46.4 km2)
• Land	17.75 sq mi (46.0 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2) 1.00%
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	30,960
• Density	1,813.8/sq mi (700.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61401, 61410, 61436
FIPS code	17-095-28352

Last updated April 11, 2020

Galesburg City Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195 and it contained 14,280 housing units.^[2] It is coextensive with the city of Galesburg, which is mostly surrounded by Galesburg Township.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.93 square miles (46.4 km²), of which 17.75 square miles (46.0 km²) (or 99.00%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (or 1.00%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Brookside, East Linwood, Hope, Lewis, Linwood and Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips

Galesburg Cottage Hospital Heliport
Galesburg Municipal Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	30,960	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

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

"Galesburg City Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 26 February 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved 9 June 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 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
↑ Official map by the United States Census Bureau; Knox County listed on page 8
↑ Local Government Profile - Galesburg City Township, Illinois Comptroller. Accessed 26 February 2010.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved 9 June 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 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[3] Official map by the United States Census Bureau; Knox County listed on page 8

[4] Local Government Profile - Galesburg City Township, Illinois Comptroller. Accessed 26 February 2010.

[DecennialCensus-5] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved 4 June 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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