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Scales Mound Township, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°28′53″N 90°14′54″W / 42.48139°N 90.24833°W / 42.48139; -90.24833
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Scales Mound Township
Township
Winter landscape in Scales Mound Township, north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008)
Winter landscape in Scales Mound Township,
north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008)
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°28′53″N 90°14′54″W / 42.48139°N 90.24833°W / 42.48139; -90.24833
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo Daviess
EstablishedMarch 7, 1855
Government
 • SupervisorSteve Stadel
Area
 • Total18.71 sq mi (48.5 km2)
 • Land18.71 sq mi (48.5 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
600
 • Density33.2/sq mi (12.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61001, 61075
FIPS code17-085-67938

Scales Mound Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units.[2] It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855.

Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois, is located within Scales Mound Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.71 square miles (48.5 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)600[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

References

  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. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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