Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois

Persifer Township
Location in Knox County
Knox County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°55′59″N 90°09′20″W / 40.93306°N 90.15556°W / 40.93306; -90.15556
Country United States
State Illinois
CountyKnox
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
  Total
35.57 sq mi (92.1 km2)
  Land34.72 sq mi (89.9 km2)
  Water0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2)  2.39%
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
954
  Density28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61428, 61436, 61448, 61485
FIPS code17-095-59221

Persifer Township is one of twenty-one townships in Knox County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 980 and it contained 835 housing units.