Galesburg City Township, Knox County, Illinois

Galesburg City Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,195 and it contained 14,280 housing units. It is coextensive with the city of Galesburg, which is mostly surrounded by Galesburg Township.

In the 2001 fiscal year, the township employed eighteen individuals and operated with expenditures of $849,752.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.93 sqmi, of which 17.75 sqmi (or 99.00%) is land and 0.18 sqmi (or 1.00%) is water.

Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Brookside, East Linwood, Hope, Lewis, Linwood and Memorial Park.

Airports and landing strips

 * Galesburg Cottage Hospital Heliport
 * Galesburg Municipal Airport

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