Elba Township, Knox County, Illinois

Elba Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°50′21″N 90°02′45″W / 40.83917°N 90.04583°W / 40.83917; -90.04583Coordinates: 40°50′21″N 90°02′45″W / 40.83917°N 90.04583°W / 40.83917; -90.04583
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	291
• Density	8/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61458, 61489, 61529, 61572
GNIS feature ID	0428945

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.^[1] Its name was changed from Liberty Township on June 8, 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Elba Center at 40°50′39″N 90°02′35″W / 40.844204°N 90.043171°W / 40.844204; -90.043171
• Eugene at 40°53′15″N 90°00′51″W / 40.887537°N 90.014281°W / 40.887537; -90.014281

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Catterton, Elba, Kightlinger and Pleasant Hill.

School districts

• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
• Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

References

• "Elba 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. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

		Truro Township	Millbrook Township, Peoria County
	Haw Creek Township		Brimfield Township, Peoria County
		Elba Township
	Maquon Township	Salem Township	Elmwood Township, Peoria County

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States County seat: Galesburg Cities Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida 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