Official Name: | Artesia Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Iroquois County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Iroquois County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Iroquois |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | Before 1921 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 57.42 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 57.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.06 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.10 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.5 |
Elevation M: | 208 |
Elevation Ft: | 682 |
Coordinates: | 40.6072°N -88.0175°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 60918, 60924, 60955, 60968 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-075-02401 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 889 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Artesia Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 945 and it contained 428 housing units.[2] Artesia Township formed from portions of Ash Grove and Loda townships sometime prior to 1921.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.90%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.[2]
The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisk and Saint John's Lutheran.