Rock Creek-Lima Township
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Carroll County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 4 ′ N , 89 ° 46 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,976 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 14.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 139.9 km 2 (approx. 54 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 260 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61014, 61046, 61051 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-64892 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429655 | ||
 Location of the Rock Creek-Lima Township in Carroll County |
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The Rock Creek-Lima Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Rock Creek-Lima Township is located northwest of Illinois about 35 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is approximately 55 km north.
The Rock Creek-Lima Township is 42 ° 04'14 "north latitude and 89 ° 46'14" west longitude and extends over 139.9 km².
The Rock Creek-Lima Township is located in the east of Carroll County on the border with Ogle County . Within Carroll County, Rock Creek-Lima Township borders in the southeast on Elkhorn Grove Township , in the south on Wysox Township , in the southwest on Fairhaven Township , in the west on Salem Township, in the northwest on Freedom Township and in the north on the Cherry Grove-Shannon Township .
traffic
US Highway 52 runs from northwest to southeast on a joint route with Illinois State Route 64 the entire township. In the northwest, Illinois State Route 73 branches off the highway to the north. This junction is also their southern end point. All other roads are county roads and sub-roads that are only partially paved.
A railway line runs through the northwest of the township and runs west from Chicago .
The nearest airport is the Tri-Township Airport, around 40 km to the west, south of the city of Savanna .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1976 residents. In addition to scattered settlement, there is only one independent municipality with Lanark (with the status " City ").
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 7, 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
