Thompson Township (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1852 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jo Daviess County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 25 ′ N , 90 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 841 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 95.36 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 93.65 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 223 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61001, 61028, 61075, 61085 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-75146 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 429832 | ||
 Location of Thompson Township in Jo Daviess County |
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The Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
Thompson Township is located in northwest Illinois. The border with Iowa , which is formed by the Mississippi , is about 30 km to the west. The Wisconsin border is about 10 to the north.
The Thompson Township is located at 42 ° 24'52 "north latitude and 90 ° 09'48" west longitude and extends over 95.36 km², which is spread over 93.65 km² of land and 1.71 km² of water. In the center of Thompson Township is Apple Canyon Lake .
The Thompson Township borders within Jo Daviess County in the north on the Apple River Township , in the east on the Rush Township , in the southeast on the Stockton Township , in the south on the Woodbine Township , in the southwest on the Elizabeth Township , in the west on the Guilford Township and in the northwest to the Scales Mound Township .
traffic
There are no highways in Thompson Township. The township is crossed by a number of partly unpaved county roads and other subordinate roads.
The nearest airports are Dubuque Regional Airport , located around 60 km west in Iowa, Platteville Municipal Airport around 50 km northwest in Wisconsin and Albertus Airport near Freeport, around 60 km southeast in Illinois .
population
At the 2010 census , the township had 841 residents. The population of the township lives scattered over the entire area of the township as well as in two unincorporated communities :
Individual evidence
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed March 31, 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
