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Rio Township, Knox County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°06′19″N 90°23′13″W / 41.10528°N 90.38694°W / 41.10528; -90.38694
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Rio Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°06′19″N 90°23′13″W / 41.10528°N 90.38694°W / 41.10528; -90.38694
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyKnox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
 • Total
36.16 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land36.16 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
502
 • Density14.3/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61401, 61467, 61472, 61488
FIPS code17-095-64161

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.[2]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

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Cemeteries

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

Airports and landing strips

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  • Johnson Landing Strip

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)502[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

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References

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  • "Rio 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
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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