Rush Township, Illinois

Rush Township
Rush Township
Township
	Location in Jo Daviess County
	Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°24′40″N90°02′20″W / 42.41111°N 90.03889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Supervisor	Janice Toay
Area
• Total	36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
• Land	36.8 sq mi (95 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Highest elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	365
• Density	10.3/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61001, 61085, 61087
FIPS code	17-085-66326

Last updated October 09, 2024

Rush Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 380 and it contained 188 housing units.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km²), all land.^[3]

Benton Mound is located in Rush township, and is the second highest peak in Illinois, at 1,204 feet (367 m).^[1]

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries:

Millville
Oakland (also known as Puckett)
Townsend
Robinson

Landmarks

Apple River Canyon State Park
Millville Ghost Town (in Apple River Canyon State Park)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	365	^[2]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Stockton Community Unit School District 206
Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

Jo Daviess County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,035. Its county seat is Galena. Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near Dubuque, Iowa and Platteville, Wisconsin. As part of the Driftless Area, Jo Daviess County contains rugged terrain compared to the rest of the state. Within Jo Daviess County lies Charles Mound, the highest natural point in Illinois, as well as eight of the ten highest points in Illinois.

Apple River is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 347 at the 2020 census, down from 366 in 2010.

Stockton is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2010 census, down from 1,926 at the 2000 census.

Apple River Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 498 and it contained 257 housing units. It was formed from Thompson Township on September 13, 1858.

Council Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 141 and it contained 82 housing units. Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853.

Derinda Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units.

Dunleith Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,820 and it contained 1,713 housing units. It was formed from Menominee Township on March 2, 1865.

East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,283 and it contained 917 housing units.

Elizabeth Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,111 and it contained 579 housing units.

Hanover Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,201 and it contained 689 housing units.

Menominee Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,122 and it contained 419 housing units.

Pleasant Valley Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 157 housing units.

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. It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

Scales Mound Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units. It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855.

Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 1,036 housing units.

West Galena Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,323 and it contained 1,849 housing units.

Woodbine Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 584 and it contained 399 housing units. Its name changed from Jefferson Township on September 13, 1853.

Guilford Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,206 and it contained 1,972 housing units.

Millville is a defunct settlement in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, located within the boundaries of Apple River Canyon State Park. Founded in 1835 and platted in 1846, the community was washed away completely by a flood in 1892. No visible remnants of its structures remain today. The site of Millville was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Millville Town Site in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois</span> Census-designated place in Illinois, United States

Apple Canyon Lake is a census-designated place in Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 558 as of the 2010 census.

References

"Rush 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

1 2 "Benton Mound, PeakAdvisor.com". Peak Advisor. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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.

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[BentonMound-1] 1 2 "Benton Mound, PeakAdvisor.com". Peak Advisor. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[USCensusEst2016-2] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-3] 1 2 "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.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galena
Cities	East Dubuque Galena	Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County
Villages	Apple River Elizabeth Hanover Menominee Nora Scales Mound Stockton Warren
Townships	Apple River Berreman Council Hill Derinda Dunleith East Galena Elizabeth Guilford Hanover Menominee Nora Pleasant Valley Rawlins Rice Rush Scales Mound Stockton Thompson Vinegar Hill Wards Grove Warren West Galena Woodbine
CDPs	Apple Canyon Lake The Galena Territory
Other unincorporated communities	Aiken Blanding Bremen Council Hill Elmoville Guilford Massbach North Hanover Pleasant Valley Rice Rodden Schapville Whitton Willow Woodbine
Ghost town	Millville
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