Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
42°24′40″N 90°02′20″W / 42.41111°N 90.03889°W / 42.41111; -90.03889[1]
(2010)
(2016)[2]
61001, 61085, 61087
Rush Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 380 and it contained 188 housing units.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km2), all land.[3]
Benton Mound is located in Rush township, and is the second highest peak in Illinois, at 1,204 feet (367 m).[1]
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries:
- Millville
- Oakland (also known as Puckett)
- Townsend
- Robinson
Landmarks
- Apple River Canyon State Park
- Millville Ghost Town (in Apple River Canyon State Park)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 365 | [2] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
- Stockton Community Unit School District 206
- Warren Community Unit School District 205
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional district
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45
References
- "Rush 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
- ^ a b "Benton Mound, PeakAdvisor.com". Peak Advisor. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- Jo Daviess County official site
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
- Township Officials of Illinois
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Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galena
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