Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°28′39″N 90°27′00″W / 42.47750°N 90.45000°W / 42.47750; -90.45000CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCounty Jo DaviessEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• SupervisorJames D. PurdyArea

• Total13.9 sq mi (36 km²) • Land13.9 sq mi (36 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

876 ft (267 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

352 • Density26.2/sq mi (10.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61025, 61036

FIPS code17-085-78084

Vinegar Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 364 and it contained 143 housing units.^[2] Its name changed from Mann Township on September 18, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km²), all land.^[2]

Major highways

Illinois Route 84

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	352	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galena Unit School District 120

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
State House District 89
State Senate District 45

Notable people

T. Harry Williams, historian who received Pulitzer Prize; born in Vinegar Hill

References

"Vinegar Hill 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.