Truro Township, Knox County, Illinois

Truro Township
Truro Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°55′50″N90°02′22″W / 40.93056°N 90.03944°W Coordinates: 40°55′50″N90°02′22″W / 40.93056°N 90.03944°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Road Commissioner	Ed Lewis
Area
• Total	35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Land	35.71 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.20%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	809
• Density	23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61428, 61485, 61489
FIPS code	17-095-76303

Last updated November 29, 2021

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.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km²), of which 35.71 square miles (92.5 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.20%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Williamsfield

Unincorporated towns

Truro at 40°57′27″N90°02′32″W / 40.957537°N 90.042337°W / 40.957537; -90.042337

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

Cemeteries

Lakes

Happy Hollow Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	809	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

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Williamsfield is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 578 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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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.

Copley Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 348 and it contained 235 housing units. In the 1850 report, the township was named Prince Albert Township. It was later named Richfield Township, and the name was changed to Copley 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.

Haw Creek Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 461 and it contained 193 housing units. Its name was changed from Ohio township on June 8, 1853.

Knox Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Victoria Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 379 and it contained 171 housing units.

Walnut Grove Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 770 and it contained 329 housing units.

Terre Haute Township is one of eleven townships in Henderson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 263 and it contained 122 housing units.

Waterford Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 187 and it contained 92 housing units.

Athensville Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 343 and it contained 159 housing units.

References

"Truro Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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.

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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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