Ontario Township, Knox County, Illinois

Ontario Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′28″N 90°16′09″W / 41.10778°N 90.26917°W / 41.10778; -90.26917Coordinates: 41°06′28″N 90°16′09″W / 41.10778°N 90.26917°W / 41.10778; -90.26917
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
– Total	36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
– Land	36.24 sq mi (93.86 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,047
– Density	28.9/sq mi (11.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61414, 61467
GNIS feature ID	0429494

Ontario Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,047^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ontario Township covers an area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Oneida

Unincorporated towns

• Ontario at 41°04′43″N 90°18′27″W / 41.0786484°N 90.3076256°W / 41.0786484; -90.3076256

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Oneida and Ontario.

School districts

• Rowva Community Unit School District 208
• United Community School District 304

Political districts

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

References

• "Ontario 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:0429494. 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