Harlem Township (Stephenson County, Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Stephenson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 20 ′ N , 89 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,275 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 28 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 81.58 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 81.32 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 248 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-32902 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429108 | ||
 Location of Harlem Township in Stephenson County |
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The Harlem Township is one of 18 townships in Stephenson County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Harlem Township is located northwest of Illinois, about 20 km south of the border with Wisconsin . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 70 km to the west.
The Harlem Township is located at 42 ° 20'15 "north latitude and 89 ° 41'48" west longitude and extends over 81.58 km², which is spread over 81.32 km² of land and 0.26 km² of water. It is traversed by the Pecatonica River coming from Wisconsin , a tributary of the Rock River .
The Harlem Township is located in the northwestern suburb of Freeport , the center of the region. It borders within Stephenson County in the northwest on the Waddams Township , in the northeast on the Buckeye Township , in the east on the Lancaster Township , in the southeast on the city of Freeport , in the south on the Florence Township , in the southwest on the Loran Township and in the west to the Erin Township .
traffic
US Highway 20 , which is the shortest route from Dubuque , Iowa to Rockford , Illinois, runs through the township in a west-east direction . Since Highway 20 is also Freeport's northern bypass, the city's west-north-western access road branches off in the center of Harlem Township. The western boundary of the township is formed by Illinois State Route 26 , the northern arterial road from Freeport. All other roads are county roads and further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A Canadian National Railway runs parallel to US Highway 20 and runs west from Chicago .
The nearest airport is Albertus Airport near Freeport, around 15 km southeast of the township .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 2,275 inhabitants. The population lives next to scattered settlement mostly in the suburbs of the city of Freeport, without legally belonging to the city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 11, 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
