Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°20′06″N 89°57′40″W / 42.33500°N 89.96111°W / 42.33500; -89.96111
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Wards Grove Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°20′06″N 89°57′40″W / 42.33500°N 89.96111°W / 42.33500; -89.96111
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo 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 zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61044, 61048, 61085
FIPS code17-085-78799

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]

Geography[edit]

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

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains Blair Cemetery.

Major highways[edit]

Airports and landing strips[edit]

  • Providence Place Field (99IL).

Demographics[edit]

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

School districts[edit]

  • Pearl City Community Unit School District 200.
  • Stockton Community Unit School District 206.

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Wards Grove 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. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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