Rio Township, Knox County, Illinois

Rio Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′19″N 90°23′13″W / 41.10528°N 90.38694°WCoordinates: 41°06′19″N 90°23′13″W / 41.10528°N 90.38694°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.16 sq mi (93.7 km^2)
• Land	36.16 sq mi (93.7 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	791 ft (241 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	518
• Density	14.3/sq mi (5.5/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61401, 61467, 61472, 61488
GNIS feature ID	0429643

Rio Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 518 and it contained 235 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Rio

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bruner, Deatherage, Rio Baptist and Rio.

Airports and landing strips

• Johnson Landing Strip

School districts

• Rowva Community Unit School District 208
• United Community School District 304

Political districts

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

References

• "Rio 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