Elba Township, Knox County, Illinois

Elba Township
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°WCoordinates: 40°50′21″N 90°02′45″W / 40.83917°N 90.04583°W
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)
• Estimate (2016)	282
• Density	8/sq mi (3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61458, 61489, 61529, 61572
FIPS code	17-095-22879

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

Unincorporated towns[]

Elba Center at 40°50′39″N 90°02′35″W / 40.844204°N 90.043171°W / 40.844204; -90.043171
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.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	282	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[]

[USCensusEst2016-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] Jump up to: ^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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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show v t 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
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