Rice Township (Illinois)

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Rice Township
Rice Township (Illinois)
Rice Township
Rice Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1859
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Jo Daviess County
Coordinates : 42 ° 20 ′  N , 90 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′  N , 90 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 338 (as of 2010)
Population density : 5.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 77.02 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of
which 63.29 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 209 m
Postcodes : 61036, 61041
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-63472
GNIS ID : 429627
Map highlighting Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.svg
Location of Rice Township in Jo Daviess County

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

geography

The Rice Township is located in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is approximately 20 km north.

The Rice Township is located at 42 ° 19'51 "north latitude and 90 ° 22'55" west longitude and extends over 77.02 km², they are spread over 63.29 km² of land and 13.73 km² of water.

The Rice Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the north on the East Galena Township , in the northeast on the Guilford Township , in the east on the Elizabeth Township and in the south on the Hanover Township . Jackson County is on the opposite bank of the Mississippi in Iowa .

traffic

The Rice Township is only in the extreme northeast of the Illinois portion of the Great River Road forming US Highway 20 touches. There are no other highways running through the central part of the township, only partially unpaved county roads and other subordinate roads.

A BNSF Railway runs along the Mississippi River through Rice Township .

The nearest airports are Platteville Municipal Airport , located around 40 km north in Wisconsin, and Dubuque Regional Airport, around 45 km west in Iowa .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 338 residents.

There are no independent municipalities within the Rice Township. The majority of the population lives in two settlements on unincorporated communities :

Individual evidence

  1. Google Maps.Retrieved 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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