Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
40°45′12″N 90°16′27″W / 40.75333°N 90.27417°W / 40.75333; -90.27417 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61410, 61436, 61458, 61474, 61544
Chestnut Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 253 and it contained 121 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- London Mills (northeast quarter)
Unincorporated towns
- Hermon at 40°45′25″N 90°19′11″W / 40.756983°N 90.319848°W / 40.756983; -90.319848
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Bridgeport at 40°44′36″N 90°14′13″W / 40.743372°N 90.237068°W / 40.743372; -90.237068
- Burnside at 40°46′10″N 90°16′24″W / 40.769483°N 90.273458°W / 40.769483; -90.273458
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Elias Bragg, Harper, Hermon Christian and Hermon Methodist.
Airports and landing strips
- Davies Landing Strip
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 246 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
- Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
- Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Political districts
- Illinois's 17th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 37
References
- "Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 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.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois