Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois

Indian Point Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′31″N 90°23′34″W / 40.75861°N 90.39278°WCoordinates: 40°45′31″N 90°23′34″W / 40.75861°N 90.39278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.09 sq mi (93.5 km^2)
• Land	36.08 sq mi (93.4 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)  0.03%
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,554
• Density	43.1/sq mi (16.6/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61410, 61458, 61474
GNIS feature ID	0429167

Indian Point Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,554 and it contained 716 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²), of which 36.08 square miles (93.4 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Abingdon (south third)
• St. Augustine

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Boydston-Dawdy and Hunt.

Airports and landing strips

• Murks Strip
• Wolfords Airport

School districts

• Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
• Avon Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

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

References

• "Indian Point Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

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