Henderson Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°01′16″N 90°23′11″W / 41.02111°N 90.38639°W / 41.02111; -90.38639Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total33.79 sq mi (87.5 km²) • Land33.79 sq mi (87.5 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

774 ft (236 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,108 • Density33.6/sq mi (13.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61401, 61439, 61467, 61472, 61488

FIPS code17-095-34020

Henderson Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,135 and it contained 529 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.79 square miles (87.5 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Henderson

Unincorporated towns

Henderson Grove at 41°01′11″N 90°24′41″W / 41.01976°N 90.411519°W / 41.01976; -90.411519
Soperville at 41°00′31″N 90°23′52″W / 41.008649°N 90.397907°W / 41.008649; -90.397907

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Fuller, Galesburg Research, Gum, Henderson, Henderson Grove, Junk, Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rice-Blue and Soperville.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,108	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
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

"Henderson Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.