Hanover Township (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
Hanover Township | ||
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Location in Illinois
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1852 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Illinois | |
County : | Jo Daviess County | |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 15 ′ N , 90 ° 18 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | |
Residents : | 1.201 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 8.9 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 147.17 km 2 (approx. 57 mi 2 ) of which 134.93 km 2 (approx. 52 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 267 m | |
Postcodes : | 61028, 61041, 61074 | |
Area code : | +1 815 | |
FIPS : | 17-32720 | |
GNIS ID : | 429106 | |
Location of Hanover Township in Jo Daviess County |
The Hanover Township is the largest of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Hanover Township is traversed by the Apple River and is located in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is around 25 miles north.
The Hanover Township is 42 ° 14'38 "north latitude and 90 ° 18'05" west longitude and extends over 147.17 km², which is spread over 134.93 km² of land and 12.14 km² of water.
The Hanover Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the northwest on the Rice Township , in the north on the Elizabeth Township , in the northeast on the Woodbine Township and in the east on the Derinda Township . In the south, the Hanover Township borders on Carroll County . On the opposite side of the Mississippi is Jackson County , Iowa.
A large part of Hanover Township is occupied by the Savanna Army Depot site .
traffic
By the Hanover Township that the Illinois section runs the Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 , which meets a series of minor roads.
A BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi River through Hanover Township .
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport , located around 65 km west in Iowa, and Albertus Airport in Freeport , located around 80 km east in Stephenson County .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,201 inhabitants.
In addition to individual houses on non-parish land, the only independent parish is Hanover with the status of " Village ".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 26, 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