Sparta Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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 / 41.02056; -90.26778
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]

| 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

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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

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* Wataga

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Robbins and Wataga.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 1,119| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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

## References

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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

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.

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to Sparta Township, Knox County, Illinois

| Rio Township | Ontario Township | Walnut Grove Township

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Henderson Township |

Sparta Township

| Copley Township
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Galesburg Township | Knox Township | Persifer Township

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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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