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Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W / 40.84028°N 90.27778°W / 40.84028; -90.27778
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Orange Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W / 40.84028°N 90.27778°W / 40.84028; -90.27778
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyKnox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
 • Road CommissionerBeth Bragg
Area
 • Total36.27 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Land36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
533
 • Density15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61410, 61436, 61448, 61458
FIPS code17-095-56315

Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.27 square miles (93.9 km2), of which 36.26 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Cook, Ferguson, Haynes, Maxey-Mathers and McCallister.

Lakes

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  • Horseshoe Lake

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)533[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

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References

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  • "Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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