Copley Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°01′09″N 90°09′20″W / 41.01917°N 90.15556°W / 41.01917; -90.15556Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total35.47 sq mi (91.9 km²) • Land35.04 sq mi (90.8 km²) • Water0.43 sq mi (1.1 km²) 1.21%Elevation

810 ft (247 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

337 • Density9.9/sq mi (3.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61414, 61428, 61448, 61467, 61485

FIPS code17-095-16275

Copley Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 348 and it contained 235 housing units.^[2] In the 1850 report, the township was named Prince Albert Township. It was later named Richfield Township, and the name was changed to Copley Township on June 8, 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.47 square miles (91.9 km²), of which 35.04 square miles (90.8 km²) (or 98.79%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.21%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Victoria (west half)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Martin, Old Scotch, Smith and Westfall.

Lakes

Corn Crib Lake
Little John Club Lake
Long Lake
Manson Heights Lake
North Lake
Peterson Lake
Roundhouse Lake
Skender Lake
South Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	337	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Rowva Community Unit School District 208

Political districts

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

References

"Copley 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.