Wysox Township (Illinois)

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Wysox Township
Wysox Township (Illinois)
Wysox Township
Wysox Township
Location in Illinois
Basic data
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Carroll County
Coordinates : 41 ° 58 ′  N , 89 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 58 ′  N , 89 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,366 (as of 2010)
Population density : 13.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 97.99 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 )
Height : 212 m
Postcodes : 61014, 61046, 61051
Area code : +1 815
FIPS : 17-83700
GNIS ID : 429963
Mayor : Ethel E. Oncken (supervisor)
Map highlighting Wysox Township, Carroll County, Illinois.svg
Location of Wysox Township in Carroll County

The Wysox Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .

geography

The Wysox Township is located northwest of Illinois about 30 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa . The Wisconsin border is approximately 60 km north. The Rock River is about 20 km south.

The Wysox Township is located at 41 ° 58'28 "north latitude and 89 ° 48'13" west longitude and extends over 97.99 km².

Wysox Township is located in southeast Carroll County on the border with Whiteside County . The Wysox Township borders in the west on the Fairhaven Township , in the northwest on the Salem Township , in the north on the Rock Creek-Lima Township and in the east on the Elkhorn Grove Township .

traffic

Illinois State Route 40 runs through the township from northwest to southeast . This meets there on a number of county roads and further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

A railway line runs through the township and runs west from Chicago .

The nearest airport is the Tri-Township Airport , located around 35 km to the west, south of the city of Savanna .

population

At the 2010 census , the township had 1,366 residents. In addition to scattered settlements, there is an independent community in the Wysox Township with Milledgeville (with the status " Village ").

Individual evidence

  1. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 8, 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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