Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°45′12″N 90°16′27″W / 40.75333°N 90.27417°W / 40.75333; -90.27417Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Land36.18 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

676 ft (206 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

246 • Density7/sq mi (3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61410, 61436, 61458, 61474, 61544

FIPS code17-095-13217

Chestnut Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 253 and it contained 121 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.18 square miles (93.7 km²), all land.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

London Mills (northeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Hermon at 40°45′25″N 90°19′11″W / 40.756983°N 90.319848°W / 40.756983; -90.319848

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

Extinct towns

Bridgeport at 40°44′36″N 90°14′13″W / 40.743372°N 90.237068°W / 40.743372; -90.237068
Burnside at 40°46′10″N 90°16′24″W / 40.769483°N 90.273458°W / 40.769483; -90.273458

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Elias Bragg, Harper, Hermon Christian and Hermon Methodist.

Airports and landing strips

Davies Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	246	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

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

References

"Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 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.