Jordan Township (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 53 ′ N , 89 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 899 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 92.71 km 2 (about 36 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 221 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-38700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429190 | ||
 Location of Jordan Township in Whiteside County |
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The Jordan Township is one of 22 townships in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 the Jordan Township had 899 inhabitants.
geography
Jordan Township is located in northwest Illinois, around 50 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is 70 km north.
The Jordan Township is located at 41 ° 53'17 "north latitude and 89 ° 41'31" west longitude and extends over 92.71 km². The Elkhorn River flows through the township from north to south .
The Jordan Township is located in the far northeast of Whiteside County and is bordered to the north by the Carroll , to the northeast by the Ogle and to the east by Lee County . Within Whiteside County, Jordan Township is bordered by Sterling Township to the south, Hopkins Township to the southwest and Genesee Township to the west .
traffic
Illinois State Route 40 runs through the southeast of the township . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The Whiteside County Airport is a small airfield around 15 km south of the Jordan Township. The closest major airports are Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 70 km northeast, and Quad City International Airport, around 100 km southwest .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , there were 899 people in 343 households in Jordan Township. The population density was 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.62 people lived in each of the 343 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 1.4 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.1 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.9 percent were 65 years or older. 48.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 58,295 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,306. 4.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
places
In addition to scattered settlements, there is a ( non-parish ) settlement in the Jordan Township, Penrose .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 5, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 5, 2012