Oregon-Nashua Township
| Oregon-Nashua Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 58 ′ N , 89 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,909 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 49.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 102.56 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 99.45 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 237 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61061 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-56504 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 56504 | ||
| Mayor : | Sharon Bowers (Supervisor) | ||
 Location of the Oregon-Nashua Township in Ogle County |
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The Oregon-Nashua Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 1993 the Oregon Township and the Nashua Township merged.
geography
The Oregon-Nashua Township is located in northern Illinois on both sides of the Rock River around 150 km west of Chicago . The Wisconsin border runs approximately 60 km north; the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is 75 km to the west.
The Oregon-Nashua Township Township is located at 41 ° 57'47 "north latitude and 89 ° 19'11" west longitude and extends over 102.56 km², which is spread over 99.45 km² of land and 3.11 km² of water .
The Oregon-Nashua Township is located in the southern center of Ogle County and borders the Rockvale Township in the north, Marion Township in the northeast, Pine Rock Township in the east, LaFayette Township in the southeast , Taylor Township in the south , to the southwest to Grand Detour Township , to the west to Pine Creek Township and to the northwest to Mount Morris Township .
Recreational areas
- Castle Rock State Park on Illinois Route 2 in southern Oregon
- Lowden-Miller State Forest, about 5 miles south of Oregon (a smaller part of Pine Creek Township)
traffic
Illinois State Route 2 , which runs along the right bank of the Rock River, runs through the township . In the center of the township, Illinois State Route 64 branches off to the east . All other roads are county highways as well as subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through the Oregon-Nashua Township in an east-west direction and goes west from Chicago . In Oregon , a branch line of the Illinois Railway branches off from this line to Mount Morris .
The nearest airfield is Ogle County Airport at Mount Morris , about 2 km northwest of the township ; the nearest major airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport, around 35 km northeast, on the southern outskirts of Rockford .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 4909 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following settlements:
1 - partly in Pine Rock Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ AMENDATORY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN “2K4 UPDATE” ( 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. (PDF; 733 kB) Retrieved May 28, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 28, 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
