Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois

Persifer Township
Persifer Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Land	34.72 sq mi (89.9 km2)
• Water	0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 2.39%
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	954
• Density	28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61428, 61436, 61448, 61485
FIPS code	17-095-59221

Persifer Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 980 and it contained 835 housing units.^[2]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.57 square miles (92.1 km²), of which 34.72 square miles (89.9 km²) (or 97.61%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km²) (or 2.39%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

Appleton at 40°56′09″N 90°09′39″W / 40.935871°N 90.160954°W / 40.935871; -90.160954
Dahinda at 40°55′29″N 90°06′32″W / 40.92476°N 90.109007°W / 40.92476; -90.109007
Oak Run at 40°57′48″N 90°08′42″W / 40.963371°N 90.14512°W / 40.963371; -90.14512
Trenton Corners at 40°54′29″N 90°06′50″W / 40.908093°N 90.114007°W / 40.908093; -90.114007

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

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bradford, Myers and Trenton.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	954	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts[edit]

Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210

Political districts[edit]

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

References[edit]

"Persifer 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

^ ^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.

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galesburg
Cities	Abingdon Galesburg Knoxville Oneida	Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County
Villages	Altona East Galesburg Henderson London Mills‡ Maquon Rio St. Augustine Victoria Wataga Williamsfield Yates City
Townships	Cedar Chestnut Copley Elba Galesburg City Galesburg Haw Creek Henderson Indian Point Knox Lynn Maquon Ontario Orange Persifer Rio Salem Sparta Truro Victoria Walnut Grove
CDPs	Gilson Oak Run
Other unincorporated communities	Centerville Columbia Heights Dahinda DeLong Douglas Elba Center Henderson Grove Hermon Knox Ontario Rapatee Saluda Soperville Trenton Corners Truro Uniontown
Ghost towns	Appleton Etherly
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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