Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois

Orange Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.38 sq mi (94.21 km2)
• Land	36.36 sq mi (94.17 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.04%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	573
• Density	15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61410, 61436, 61448, 61458
GNIS feature ID	0429500

Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 573.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Orange Township covers an area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km²); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.04 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• DeLong at 40.8167053°N 90.3045702°W / 40.8167053; -90.3045702

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cook, Ferguson, Haynes, Mather and McCallister.

Lakes

• Horseshoe Lake

School districts

• Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
• Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

References

• "Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429500. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

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