Elizabeth Township (Illinois)

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Elizabeth Township
Elizabeth Township (Illinois)
Elizabeth Township
Elizabeth Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1852
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Jo Daviess County
Coordinates : 42 ° 20 ′  N , 90 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′  N , 90 ° 16 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,111 (as of 2010)
Population density : 11.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 95.44 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of
which 95.42 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 296 m
Postcodes : 61028, 61036, 61041
Area code : +1 816
FIPS : 17-23178
GNIS ID : 428950
Map highlighting Elizabeth Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location of Elizabeth Township in Jo Daviess County

The Elizabeth Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the extreme northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .

geography

Elizabeth Township is located in northwest Illinois. The Iowa border , which is formed by the Mississippi , is less than 3 miles west of the southwestern tip of Elizabeth Township. The Wisconsin border is around 25 to the north.

The Elizabeth Township traversed by the Apple River is located at 42 ° 20'02 "north latitude and 90 ° 16'29" west longitude and extends over 95.44 km², which is 95.42 km² of land and 0.02 km² of water to distribute.

The Elizabeth Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the north on the Guilford Township , in the northeast on the Thompson Township , in the east on the Woodbine Township in the southeast on the Derinda Township , in the south on the Hanover Township , in the west on the Rice Township and in the northwest to the East Galena Township .

traffic

In Elizabeth Township to the Illinois portion of the meet Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 and US Highway 20 together.

The closest airports are approximately 50 km west located in Iowa Dubuque Regional Airport and also about 50 km to the north in Wisconsin situated Platteville Municipal Airport .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 1,111 inhabitants.

In addition to individual houses on non-parish land, the only independent parish is Elizabeth with the status of " Village ".

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 26, 2012
  2. Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 3, 2014@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

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