Hanover Township (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)

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Hanover Township
Hanover Township (Illinois)
Hanover Township
Hanover Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1852
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Jo Daviess County
Coordinates : 42 ° 15 ′  N , 90 ° 18 ′  W 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
Height : 267 m
Postcodes : 61028, 61041, 61074
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-32720
GNIS ID : 429106
Map highlighting Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
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

Area of ​​the Savanna Army Depot

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

  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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