Pine Rock Township
| Pine Rock Township | |||
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 Pine Rock Township Building in Chana |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1849 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Ogle County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 59 ′ N , 89 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 985 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 10 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 98.9 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 237 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61015 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-59975 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429569 | ||
| Mayor : | Donald Huntley (supervisor) | ||
 Location of Pine Rock Township in Ogle County |
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The Pine Rock Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Pine Rock Township is located in northern Illinois around 140 km west of Chicago . The Wisconsin border runs approximately 70 km north; the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 85 km to the west.
The Pine Rock Township Township is located at 41 ° 58'51 "north latitude and 89 ° 13'25" west longitude and extends over 98.9 km².
The Pine Rock Township is located in the south-center of Ogle County, bordered to the north by the Marion Township , on the northeast by the White Rock Township , on the southeast by the Flagg Township , on the south by the LaFayette Township , on the southwest by the Taylor Township , in West to Oregon-Nashua Township and northwest to Rockvale Township .
traffic
Illinois State Route 64 runs through the township and runs in a west-east direction . All other roads are county highways as well as subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
In a southeast-northwest direction runs through the Pine Rock Township a railway line of the BNSF Railway , which leads from Chicago to the west.
The nearest airport is Rochelle Municipal Airport , located around 20 km southeast of the township ; the nearest major airport is Chicago Rockford International Airport , located around 30 km north-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 ( community-free ) settlements:
1 - partly in the Oregon-Nashua Township
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
