Official Name: | Walnut Grove Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Knox County.svg |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Map Caption1: | Knox County's location in Illinois |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Knox |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | November 2, 1852 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.63 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.51 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.34 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.7 |
Elevation M: | 224 |
Elevation Ft: | 735 |
Coordinates: | 41.1086°N -90.1542°W |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 61414, 61467, 61485 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-095-78565 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Est: | 740 |
Walnut Grove Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 770 and it contained 329 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water.[2]
The township contains these three cemeteries: Altona, Larson and Walnut Grove.