Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°45′14″N 90°02′34″W / 40.75389°N 90.04278°W / 40.75389; -90.04278Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total36.36 sq mi (94.2 km²) • Land35.76 sq mi (92.6 km²) • Water0.6 sq mi (2 km²) 1.65%Elevation

679 ft (207 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

967 • Density28.1/sq mi (10.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61458, 61529, 61531, 61572

FIPS code17-095-67223

Salem Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,003 and it contained 449 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²), of which 35.76 square miles (92.6 km²) (or 98.35%) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 1.65%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Yates City

Unincorporated towns

Douglas at 40°47′10″N 90°05′03″W / 40.786149°N 90.084284°W / 40.786149; -90.084284
Uniontown at 40°44′51″N 90°05′55″W / 40.747538°N 90.098729°W / 40.747538; -90.098729

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Blakeslee, Summitt-Douglas, Uniontown and Yates City.

Airports and landing strips

Tri-County Airport

Lakes

Grandt Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	967	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

Illinois's 18th congressional district
State House District 74
State Senate District 37

References

^ ^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.

"Salem 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