Knox Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,027 and it contained 2,147 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.51 square miles (92.0 km), of which 35.39 square miles (91.7 km) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km) (or 0.31%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• East Galesburg
• Knoxville

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Alms House, Butterfield Family, Knoxville, Saint Marys, Swedish, Union and Van Gilder.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	4,844
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

• Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
• Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
• Abingdon-Avon Unit School District

Political districts

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