Sparta Township, Knox County, Illinois

Sparta Township
Sparta Township
Township
	Location in Knox County
	Knox County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°01′14″N 90°16′04″W / 41.02056°N 90.26778°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Knox
Established	November 2, 1852
Area
• Total	36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Land	36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.03%
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	1,119
• Density	32.3/sq mi (12.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61401, 61448, 61467, 61488
FIPS code	17-095-71435

Sparta Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,165 and it contained 517 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²), of which 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Wataga

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Robbins and Wataga.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,119	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Rowva Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

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

References

Notes

"Sparta 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

Sources

^ ^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.

External links

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

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
Illinois portal United States portal