Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Guilford Township
Township

Location in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 90°17′24″W / 42.41389°N 90.29000°W / 42.41389; -90.29000Coordinates: 42°24′50″N 90°17′24″W / 42.41389°N 90.29000°W / 42.41389; -90.29000
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 37.34 sq mi (96.7 km2)
 • Land 37.15 sq mi (96.2 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.51%
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 1,175
 • Density 32.5/sq mi (12.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61028, 61036, 61075
FIPS code 17-085-31979

Guilford Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,206 and it contained 1,972 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.34 square miles (96.7 km2), of which 37.15 square miles (96.2 km2) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.51%) is water.[2]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Singers Catholic Cemetery.

Major highways

Landmarks

  • The Galena Territory

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20161,175[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

References

  • "Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "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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