Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois

Salem Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′14″N 90°02′34″W / 40.75389°N 90.04278°W / 40.75389; -90.04278Coordinates: 40°45′14″N 90°02′34″W / 40.75389°N 90.04278°W / 40.75389; -90.04278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.36 sq mi (94.2 km2)
• Land	35.76 sq mi (92.6 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  1.65%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,003
• Density	28.1/sq mi (10.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61458, 61529, 61531, 61572
GNIS feature ID	0429702

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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

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

• "Salem 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

	Haw Creek Township	Elba Township	Brimfield Township, Peoria County
	Maquon Township		Elmwood Township, Peoria County
		Salem Township
	Fairview Township, Fulton County	Farmington Township, Fulton County	Trivoli 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