Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois
| Artesia Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Iroquois County |
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 Iroquois County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′26″N 88°01′03″W / 40.60722°N 88.01750°WCoordinates: 40°36′26″N 88°01′03″W / 40.60722°N 88.01750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Iroquois |
| Established | Before 1921 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.42 sq mi (148.7 km2) |
| • Land | 57.36 sq mi (148.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 889 |
| • Density | 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 60918, 60924, 60955, 60968 |
| FIPS code | 17-075-02401 |
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. 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 57.42 square miles (148.7 km2), of which 57.36 square miles (148.6 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Lisk and Saint John's Lutheran.
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