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Orange Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 556 and it contained 246 housing units.[2]

Orange Township
Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°50′25″N 90°16′40″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Road Commissioner	Beth Bragg
Area
• Total	36.27 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	533
• Density	15.3/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61410, 61436, 61448, 61458
FIPS code	17-095-56315

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.27 square miles (93.9 km²), of which 36.26 square miles (93.9 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

• DeLong at 40.816705°N 90.304570°W / 40.816705; -90.304570

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cook, Ferguson, Haynes, Mather and McCallister.

Lakes

• Horseshoe Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	533	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Abingdon Community Unit School District 217
• Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202

Political districts

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

References

• "Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

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