Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°19′51″N 90°22′55″W / 42.33083°N 90.38194°W / 42.33083; -90.38194 (2010)
(2016)[1]
61036, 61041
Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units.[2] It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km2), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km2) (or 82.15%) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (or 17.85%) is water.[2]
Cemeteries
The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.
Airports and landing strips
- Merkle Engineers Airport
Landmarks and recreation
- Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort
- Spratts Lake
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 323 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Galena Unit School District 120
- River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional district
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45
References
- "Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
- United States National Atlas.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- Jo Daviess County official site.
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Places adjacent to Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois