Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois

Persifer Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W / 40.93306; -90.15556Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W / 40.93306; -90.15556
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km²)
• Land	34.72 sq mi (89.9 km²)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.2 km²) 2.39%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	980
• Density	28.2/sq mi (10.9/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61448, 61485
GNIS feature ID	0429552

Persifer Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 980 and it contained 835 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²), of which 34.72 square miles (89.9 km²) (or 97.61%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (or 2.39%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Appleton at 40°56′09″N 90°09′39″W / 40.935871°N 90.160954°W / 40.935871; -90.160954
Dahinda at 40°55′29″N 90°06′32″W / 40.92476°N 90.109007°W / 40.92476; -90.109007
Oak Run at 40°57′48″N 90°08′42″W / 40.963371°N 90.14512°W / 40.963371; -90.14512
Trenton Corners at 40°54′29″N 90°06′50″W / 40.908093°N 90.114007°W / 40.908093; -90.114007

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bradford, Myers and Trenton.

School districts

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

References

1 2 "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

Persifer Township

Orange Township

Haw Creek Township

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Galesburg

Cities	Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida

Villages	Altona East Galesburg Henderson London Mills‡ Maquon Rio St. Augustine Victoria Wataga Williamsfield Yates City

Townships	Cedar Chestnut Copley Elba Galesburg City Galesburg Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Lynn Maquon Ontario Orange Persifer Rio Salem Sparta Truro Victoria Walnut Grove

CDPs	Gilson Oak Run

Other unincorporated communities	Centerville Columbia Heights Dahinda DeLong Douglas Elba Center Henderson Grove Hermon Knox Ontario Rapatee Saluda Soperville Trenton Corners Truro Uniontown

Ghost towns	Appleton Etherly

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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