Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois

Salem Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°45′14″N 90°02′34″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.32 sq mi (94.06 km2)
• Land	35.71 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.56 km2)  1.66%
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	992
• Density	27.8/sq mi (10.7/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61458, 61529, 61531, 61572
GNIS feature ID	0429702

Salem Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 992.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Salem Township covers an area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km²); of this, 35.71 square miles (92.5 km²) (98.34 percent) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.66 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Yates City

Unincorporated towns

• Douglas at 40.7861488°N 90.0842843°W / 40.7861488; -90.0842843
• Uniontown at 40.7475379°N 90.0987294°W / 40.7475379; -90.0987294

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Blakeslee, Summitt-Douglas, Uniontown and Yates City.

Airports and landing strips

• Tri-County Airport

Lakes

• Grandt Lake

School districts

• Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Political districts

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

References

• "Salem 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:0429702. 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