Knox Township, Knox County, Illinois

Knox Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 sqmi, of which 35.39 sqmi (or 99.66%) is land and 0.11 sqmi (or 0.31%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * East Galesburg
 * Knoxville

Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Alms House, Butterfield Family, Knoxville, Saint Marys, Swedish, Union and Van Gilder.

School districts

 * Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
 * Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
 * Abingdon-Avon Unit School District

Political districts

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