Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Thompson Township
Township

Location in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°24′52″N 90°09′48″W / 42.41444°N 90.16333°W / 42.41444; -90.16333Coordinates: 42°24′52″N 90°09′48″W / 42.41444°N 90.16333°W / 42.41444; -90.16333
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
Established November 2, 1852
Government
 • Supervisor Erin Winter
Area
 • Total 36.81 sq mi (95.3 km2)
 • Land 36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Water 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.79%
Elevation 732 ft (223 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 822
 • Density 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 61001, 61028, 61075, 61085
FIPS code 17-085-75146

Thompson Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 1,036 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km2), of which 36.15 square miles (93.6 km2) (or 98.21%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.79%) is water.[2]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains Thompson Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

  • Apple Canyon Lake Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016822[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
  • Stockton Community Unit School District 206
  • Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

References

  • "Thompson 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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