Dakota Township (Illinois)
| Dakota Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Stephenson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 89 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 815 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 17.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 46.61 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 280 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61018 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-18355 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428868 | ||
 Location of Dakota Township in Stephenson County |
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The Dakota Township is one of 18 townships in Stephenson County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
Dakota Township is located northwest of Illinois, about 3 miles south of the Wisconsin border . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 80 km to the west.
The Dakota Township is at 42 ° 24'55 "north latitude and 89 ° 32'46" west longitude and extends over 46.61 km².
The Dakota Township is located in the northeastern center of Stephenson County and is bordered to the north by the Rock Grove Township , to the east to the Rock Run Township , to the south to the Lancaster Township , to the west to the Buckeye Township and to the northwest to the Oneco Township .
traffic
Illinois State Route 75 runs through the southeast of the township . There are also County Highways 5, 19 and 28. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is 25 km south to Albertus Airport in Freeport , the center of the region.
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 815 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following settlements in Dakota Township:
- Dakota ( Village )
- Afolkey ( Unincorporated Community )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 9, 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 March 3, 2014
