Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°45′14″N 90°02′34″W / 40.75389°N 90.04278°W / 40.75389; -90.04278 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61458, 61529, 61531, 61572
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.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km2), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km2) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 1.65%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Yates City
Unincorporated towns
- Douglas at 40°47′10″N 90°05′03″W / 40.786149°N 90.084284°W / 40.786149; -90.084284
- Uniontown at 40°44′51″N 90°05′55″W / 40.747538°N 90.098729°W / 40.747538; -90.098729
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Blakeslee, Summitt-Douglas, Uniontown and Yates City.
Airports and landing strips
- Tri-County Airport
Lakes
- Grandt Lake
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 967 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
Political districts
- Illinois's 18th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- ^ 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.
- "Salem 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
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois