Loran Township

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Loran Township
Loran Township (Illinois)
Loran Township
Loran Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Stephenson County
Coordinates : 42 ° 15 ′  N , 89 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′  N , 89 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,442 (as of 2010)
Population density : 15.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 90.64 km 2  (approx. 35 mi 2 )
Height : 247 m
Postal code : 61062
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-44758
GNIS ID : 429282
Map highlighting Loran Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.svg
Location of Loran Township in Stephenson County

The Loran Township is one of 18 townships in Stephenson County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .

geography

Loran Township is located northwest of Illinois, around 30 km south of the Wisconsin border . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 45 km to the west.

The Loran Township lies at 42 ° 14'30 "north latitude and 89 ° 48'18" west longitude and extends over 90.64 km².

The Loran Township is located in the southwest of Stephenson County and borders within it in the west on the Jefferson Township , in the north on the Kent and Erin Township , in the northeast on the Harlem Township and in the east on the Florence Township . To the south, Loran Township borders Carroll County .

traffic

Illinois State Route 73 runs through the township in a north-south direction . All other roads are county roads and further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

The nearest airport is Albertus Airport , located around 20 km east of the township near Freeport , the center of the entire region.

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 1,442 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there is only one independent municipality with Pearl City (with the status " Village ").

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 12, 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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