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Artesia Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 945 and it contained 428 housing units.[2] Artesia Township formed from portions of Ash Grove and Loda townships sometime prior to 1921.

Artesia Township
Township
Location in Iroquois County
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°36′26″N 88°01′03″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Iroquois
Established	Before 1921
Area
• Total	57.42 sq mi (148.7 km2)
• Land	57.36 sq mi (148.6 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.10%
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	889
• Density	16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60918, 60924, 60955, 60968
FIPS code	17-075-02401

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 57.42 square miles (148.7 km²), of which 57.36 square miles (148.6 km²) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Buckley

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisk and Saint John's Lutheran.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• U.S. Route 45

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	889	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
• Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10
• Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 105
• State Senate District 53

References

• "Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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