Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Knights Prairie Township
Township
Location in Hamilton County
Hamilton County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°04′38″N 88°39′30″W / 38.07722°N 88.65833°W / 38.07722; -88.65833Coordinates: 38°04′38″N 88°39′30″W / 38.07722°N 88.65833°W / 38.07722; -88.65833
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Established	November 3, 1885
Area
• Total	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Land	36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)[1]	546
• Density	15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62828, 62835, 62859, 62887
FIPS code	17-065-40299

Knights Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 574 and it contained 261 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.41 square miles (94.3 km²), of which 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

School districts

• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois's 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017. 
2. 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. 
3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Hamilton County Historical Society