Rawlins Township

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Rawlins Township
Rawlins Township, Illinois
Rawlins Township
Rawlins Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1887
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Jo Daviess County
Coordinates : 42 ° 27 ′  N , 90 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 27 ′  N , 90 ° 27 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 455 (as of 2010)
Population density : 15 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.41 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 )
Height : 259 m
Postcodes : 61025, 61036
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-62926
GNIS ID : 429620
Map highlighting Rawlins Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location of Rawlins Township in Jo Daviess County

The Rawlins Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the extreme northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .

geography

Rawlins Township is located in northwest Illinois. The eastern border of the township is formed by the Galena River . The Iowa border , which is formed by the Mississippi , is less than 1 km west of the southwest corner of Rawlins Township.

The Rawlins Township is 42 ° 26'45 "north latitude and 90 ° 26'32" west longitude and extends over 30.41 km².

The Rawlins Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the north on Vinegar Hill Township , in the northeast on Council Hill Township , in the east on East Galena Township , in the south on West Galena Township and in the west on Menominee Township .

traffic

By Rawlins Township of partially-developed freeway and the Illinois portion of the proceeds Great River Road forming US Highway 20 , which here to the coming of northern Illinois State Route 84 meets.

The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport , located around 35 km west in Iowa, and Platteville Municipal Airport , located around 30 km north in Wisconsin .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 455 residents.

The township's population is concentrated in the northern districts of Galena .

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 23, 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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