Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois

Orange Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W / 40.84028°N 90.27778°W / 40.84028; -90.27778Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W / 40.84028°N 90.27778°W / 40.84028; -90.27778
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
– Total	36.38 sq mi (94.21 km2)
– Land	36.36 sq mi (94.17 km2)
– Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	573
– Density	15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61410, 61436, 61448, 61458
GNIS feature ID	0429500

Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 573^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orange Township covers an area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• DeLong at 40°49′00″N 90°18′16″W / 40.8167053°N 90.3045702°W / 40.8167053; -90.3045702

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cook, Ferguson, Haynes, Mather and McCallister.

Lakes

• Horseshoe Lake

School districts

• Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
• Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

References

• "Orange 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:0429500. 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