Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois

Infobox Settlement
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settlement_type=Township
official_name = Artesia Township
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map_caption = Location in Iroquois County.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Illinois
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Iroquois
leader_title = Supervisor
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established_title = Established
established_date = Before 1921
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area_total_km2 = 148.40
area_total_sq_mi = 57.3
area_land_km2 = 148.14
area_land_sq_mi = 57.3
area_water_km2 = 0.25
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
area_water_percent = 1
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 957
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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Artesia Township is located in Iroquois County, Illinois, in the United States. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. Artesia Township formed from portions of Ash Grove and Loda Townships sometime prior to 1921.

Geography

Artesia Township covers an area of 57.23 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Buckley. According to the USGS, it contains two cemeteries: Lisk and Saint John's Lutheran.

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Artesia-Iroquois-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iroquois.html Illinois State Archives]