Cherry Grove-Shannon Township
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Carroll County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 9 ′ N , 89 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,485 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 138.5 km 2 (approx. 53 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 284 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61046, 61078 | ||
| Area code : | +1 518 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-12996 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428798 | ||
 Location of Cherry Grove-Shannon Township in Carroll County |
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The Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Cherry Grove-Shannon Township is located in northwest Illinois about 30 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is around 25 miles north.
The Cherry Grove-Shannon Township lies at 42 ° 09'30 "north latitude and 89 ° 46'30" west longitude and extends over 138.5 km².
The Cherry Grove-Shannon Township borders within Carroll County in the south on the Rock Creek-Lima Township , in the southwest on the Salem Township and in the west on the Freedom Township . The township borders Stephenson County to the north and Ogle County to the east .
traffic
The eastern terminus of Illinois State Route 72 is located in Cherry Grove-Shannon Township at the confluence with Illinois State Route 73 . All other roads within the township are mostly paved county roads and subordinate unpaved roads.
Through the Cherry Grove-Shannon Township runs a railway line that runs west from Chicago and is operated by the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific .
The nearest airports are Albertus Airport, around 60 km north-west, in Freeport, around 30 km north-east, in Stephenson County, and the Tri-Township Airport, around 40 km west, south of Savanna in Washington Township .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,485 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, the following settlements exist in the Cherry Grove-Shannon Township:
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 3, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 3, 2012
