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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
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 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224 and it contained 103 housing units.[2]

Geography

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

Cemeteries

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The township contains Blair Cemetery.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

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  • Providence Place Field (99IL)

Demographics

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

School districts

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

Political districts

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References

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  • "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.
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