Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°45′31″N 90°23′34″W / 40.75861°N 90.39278°W / 40.75861; -90.39278Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total36.09 sq mi (93.5 km²) • Land36.08 sq mi (93.4 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

712 ft (217 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,494 • Density43.1/sq mi (16.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61410, 61458, 61474

FIPS code17-095-37361

Indian Point Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,554 and it contained 716 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²), of which 36.08 square miles (93.4 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Abingdon (south third)
St. Augustine

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Boydston-Dawdy and Hunt.

Airports and landing strips

Murks Strip
Wolfords Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,494	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
Avon Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

Illinois's 17th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

References

"Indian Point 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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.