Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Wards Grove Township
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Location in Jo Daviess County
Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County.svg
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°20′06″N89°57′40″W / 42.33500°N 89.96111°W / 42.33500; -89.96111 Coordinates: 42°20′06″N89°57′40″W / 42.33500°N 89.96111°W / 42.33500; -89.96111
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
  SupervisorRichard Lyons
Area
  Total17.89 sq mi (46.3 km2)
  Land17.89 sq mi (46.3 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016) [1]
215
  Density12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61044, 61048, 61085
FIPS code 17-085-78799

Wards Grove Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224 and it contained 103 housing units. [2]

Contents

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.89 square miles (46.3 km2), all land. [2]

Adjacent townships

Approximate layout of adjacent townships:

Rush
Township
Nora
Township
West Point Township,
Stephenson County
Stockton
Township
    X     Kent Township,
Stephenson County
Pleasant Valley
Township
Berreman
Township
Jefferson Township,
Stephenson County

Cemeteries

The township contains Blair Cemetery.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2016 (est.)215 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.