Galesburg City Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Galesburg City Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 90°22′41″W / 40.95000°N 90.37806°W / 40.95000; -90.37806Coordinates: 40°57′00″N 90°22′41″W / 40.95000°N 90.37806°W / 40.95000; -90.37806
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total17.93 sq mi (46.4 km2)
 • Land17.75 sq mi (46.0 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2)  1.00%
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
30,960
 • Density1,813.8/sq mi (700.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61401, 61410, 61436
FIPS code17-095-28352

Galesburg City Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195 and it contained 14,280 housing units.[2] It is coextensive with the city of Galesburg, which is mostly surrounded by Galesburg Township.[3]

In the 2001 fiscal year, the township employed eighteen individuals and operated with expenditures of $849,752.[4]

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.93 square miles (46.4 km2), of which 17.75 square miles (46.0 km2) (or 99.00%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) (or 1.00%) is water.[2]

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these six cemeteries: Brookside, East Linwood, Hope, Lewis, Linwood and Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips[]

  • Galesburg Cottage Hospital Heliport
  • Galesburg Municipal Airport

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)30,960[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

School districts[]

  • Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
  • Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
  • Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts[]

References[]

  • "Galesburg City Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  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 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ Official map by the United States Census Bureau; Knox County listed on page 8
  4. ^ Local Government Profile - Galesburg City Township, Illinois Comptroller. Accessed 26 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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