Flag township
| Flag township | |||
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 Flagg township building |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1849 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 56 ′ N , 89 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,562 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 146.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.5 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 249 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61068 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-26298 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429003 | ||
| Website : | www.flaggtownship.org | ||
| Mayor : | Bob Withrow (supervisor) | ||
 Location of the flag township in Ogle County |
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The Flagg Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Flagg Township is located in northern Illinois about 130 km west of Chicago . The Wisconsin border is about 70 km north; the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is 95 km to the west.
The Flagg Township is located at 41 ° 56 ' N , 89 ° 7' W and extends over 92.5 km².
The Flagg Township is located in the southeast of Ogle County and borders on Lee County to the south . Within Ogle County, the Flagg Township borders the LaFayette Township in the southwest , the Pine Rock Township in the northwest , the White Rock Township in the north, the Lynnville Township in the northwest and the Dement Township in the east .
traffic
88 leads through the southeast of the township . In addition, Illinois State Routes 38 and 251 meet in Rochelle , the center of the township. All other roads are county highways as well as subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
Rochelle is an important railway junction, which is why several railway lines of the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway converge in the flag township .
The nearest airport is Rochelle Municipal Airport , located in the township ; the nearest major airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 35 km north on the southern outskirts of Rockford .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 13,562 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, the population lives in the following settlements:
- Rochelle 1
1 - partly in the Dement Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 23, 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
