Ridott Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Stephenson County | |
Coordinates: 42°15′51″N89°27′42″W / 42.26417°N 89.46167°W Coordinates: 42°15′51″N89°27′42″W / 42.26417°N 89.46167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Stephenson |
Government | |
• Supervisor | Dennis R. Becker |
Area | |
• Total | 53.68 sq mi (139.0 km2) |
• Land | 53.63 sq mi (138.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Estimate (2016) [1] | 1,398 |
• Density | 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 17-177-64057 |
Ridott Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,451 and it contained 612 housing units. [2] The villages of Ridott and German Valley are located in this township.
Ridott Township was named for an early settler. [3]
Ridott is Townships 26 and 27 (part) North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.68 square miles (139.0 km2), of which 53.63 square miles (138.9 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water. [2]
Hunt's Tavern was built after 1842 by Thomas Hunt from Nottingham, England, along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20. Frink, Walker & Company stage line, Chicago to Galena, used this road 1839 to 1854. The stone tavern burned in 1914. [4]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
Est. 2016 | 1,398 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] |
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