Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Squaw Grove Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°45′29″N 88°39′22″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	35.09 sq mi (90.87 km2)
• Land	35.08 sq mi (90.86 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	771 ft (235 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,712
• Density	77.3/sq mi (29.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60119, 60511, 60520, 60548, 60552
GNIS feature ID	0429791

Squaw Grove Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,712.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Squaw Grove Township covers an area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km²); of this, 35.08 square miles (90.9 km²) (99.99 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.02 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Hinckley

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Greenwood, Immauel Lutheran and Miller.

Airports and landing strips

• Ballek Landing Area
• Hinckley Airport

School districts

• Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
• Sandwich Community Unit School District 430

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429791. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• DeKalb County Official Site
• Early history of Squaw Grove, Il