Truro Township, Knox County, Illinois

Truro Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°55′50″N 90°02′22″W / 40.93056°N 90.03944°W / 40.93056; -90.03944
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyKnox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
 • Road CommissionerEd Lewis
Area
 • Total
35.77 sq mi (92.6 km2)
 • Land35.71 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.20%
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
809
 • Density23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61428, 61485, 61489
FIPS code17-095-76303

Truro Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 840 and it contained 431 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.77 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.71 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

Lakes

  • Happy Hollow Lake

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)809[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

References

  • "Truro 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.