Rock Grove Township (Illinois)
| Rock Grove Township | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Stephenson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 29 ′ N , 89 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,388 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 17.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 78.7 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 292 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-65065 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429657 | ||
 Location of Rock Grove Township in Stephenson County |
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The Rock Grove Township is one of 18 townships in Stephenson County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
The Rock Grove Township is located northwest of Illinois on the border with Wisconsin . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is about 90 km to the west.
The Rock Grove Township is 42 ° 28'44 "north latitude and 89 ° 29'11" west longitude and extends over 78.7 km².
The Rock Grove Township is located in the far northeast of Stephenson County and borders on Winnebago County to the east . In the north, the township borders Green County in Wisconsin. Within Stephenson County, the Rock Grove Township is bordered by the Rock Run Township in the south, the Dakota and Buckeye Township in the southwest and Oneco Township in the west .
traffic
There are no highways through the township. The main roads are County Highways 4 and 28. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
The nearest airports are Brodhead Airport (around 20 km northeast) and Monroe Municipal Airport (around 20 km northwest) in Wisconsin, as well as Albertus Airport , which is around 35 km southwest of the township near Freeport , the center of the entire region.
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 1,388 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there are the following settlements in the Rock Grove Township:
1 - a smaller part in Rock Run Township , a larger part in Winnebago County
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 16, 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
