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Sparta Township, Knox County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

41°01′14″N 90°16′04″W / 41.02056°N 90.26778°W / 41.02056; -90.26778Country

United StatesState

IllinoisCountyKnoxEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Area

• Total36.09 sq mi (93.5 km²) • Land36.09 sq mi (93.5 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

797 ft (243 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,119 • Density32.3/sq mi (12.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61401, 61448, 61467, 61488

FIPS code17-095-71435

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.