Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois
# Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois

Knox Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 square miles (92.0 $km^2),$ of which 35.39 square miles (91.7 $km^2)$ (or 99.66%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 $km^2)$ (or 0.31%) is water.

### Cities, towns, villages

* East Galesburg
* Knoxville

### Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Alms House, Butterfield Family, Knoxville, Saint Marys, Swedish, Union and Van Gilder.

## School districts

* Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
* Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
* Abingdon-Avon Unit School District

## Political districts

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