Grand Detour Township
| Grand Detour Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 55 ′ N , 89 ° 27 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 698 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 24.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 30.04 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 28.23 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 198 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61021 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-30718 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429065 | ||
 Location of Grand Detour Township in Ogle County |
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The Grand Detour Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Grand Detour Township is located in northern Illinois around 165 km west of Chicago . The Wisconsin border is about 70 km north; the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 60 km to the west.
The Grand Detour Township is located on the right bank of the Rock River at 41 ° 54'42 "north latitude and 89 ° 27'20" west longitude and extends over 30.04 km², which is 28.23 km² of land and 1, Distribute 81 km² of water.
The Grand Detour Township is located in the south of Ogle County and is bordered to the south by the Rock River on the Lee County . Within Ogle County, the Grand Detour Township is bordered by Woosung Township to the west, Pine Creek Township to the north, Oregon-Nashua Township to the northeast and Taylor Township to the east .
traffic
Illinois State Route 2 , which runs parallel to the Rock River, runs through the east of Grand Detour Township . All other roads are county highways as well as subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 50 km northeast of the township .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 698 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, Grand Detour Township has only one community-free settlement, Grand Detour , which is managed as a CDP for statistical reasons .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 24, 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
