Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois

Persifer Township
Persifer Township
	Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°55′59″N90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W Coordinates: 40°55′59″N90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Land	34.72 sq mi (89.9 km2)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 2.39%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	954
• Density	28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61448, 61485
FIPS code	17-095-59221

Last updated April 10, 2020

Persifer Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 980 and it contained 835 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²), of which 34.72 square miles (89.9 km²) (or 97.61%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (or 2.39%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bradford, Myers and Trenton.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	954	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 52,919. Its county seat is Galesburg.

Ash Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 731 and it contained 316 housing units.

Oxford Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,213 and it contained 554 housing units.

Weller Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 422 and it contained 197 housing units.

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. Its name was changed from Cherry Grove Township on June 8, 1853.

Elba Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 291 and it contained 124 housing units. Its name was changed from Liberty Township on June 8, 1853.

Lynn Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 309 and it contained 171 housing units.

Maquon Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 269 housing units.

Ontario Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 943 and it contained 411 housing units.

Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 246 housing units.

Salem Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,003 and it contained 449 housing units.

Truro Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840 and it contained 431 housing units.

Locust Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,825 and it contained 263 housing units.

Carrollton Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,966 and it contained 1,392 housing units.

Kane Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 995 and it contained 441 housing units.

Linder Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 345 and it contained 135 housing units.

Walkerville Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 233 and it contained 111 housing units.

White Hall Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,040 and it contained 1,308 housing units.

Woodville Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 239 and it contained 128 housing units.

Tuscola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,259 and it contained 2,459 housing units.

References

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.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[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
Illinoisportal United Statesportal