Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois

Copley Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°01′09″N 90°09′20″W / 41.01917°N 90.15556°W / 41.01917; -90.15556Coordinates: 41°01′09″N 90°09′20″W / 41.01917°N 90.15556°W / 41.01917; -90.15556
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
– Total	35.47 sq mi (91.87 km2)
– Land	35.04 sq mi (90.75 km2)
– Water	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)  1.22%
Elevation	810 ft (247 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	433
– Density	12.4/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61414, 61428, 61448, 61467, 61485
GNIS feature ID	0428842

Copley Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 433^[1]. In the 1850 report, the township was named Prince Albert Township. It was later named Richfield Township, and the name was changed to Copley Township on June 8, 1853.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Copley Township covers an area of 35.47 square miles (91.9 km²); of this, 35.04 square miles (90.8 km²) (98.78 percent) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (1.22 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Victoria (west half)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Martin, Old Scotch, Smith and Westfall.

Lakes

• Corn Crib Lake
• Little John Club Lake
• Long Lake
• Manson Heights Lake
• North Lake
• Peterson Lake
• Roundhouse Lake
• South Lake

School districts

• Rowva Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

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

References

• "Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428842. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois