Walnut Grove Township, Knox County, Illinois

Walnut Grove Township
—  Township  —
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′31″N 90°09′15″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Land	35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.33%
Elevation	735 ft (224 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	864
• Density	24.4/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61414, 61467, 61485
GNIS feature ID	0429888

Walnut Grove Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 864.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Walnut Grove Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92 km²); of this, 35.48 square miles (91.9 km²) (99.67 percent) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (0.33 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Altona

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Altona, Larson and Walnut Grove.

School districts

• Rowva Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

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

References

• "Walnut Grove 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:0429888. 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