Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Derinda Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units.[2]

Derinda Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
 • Total37.02 sq mi (95.9 km2)
 • Land36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
308
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61028, 61041, 61074, 61085
FIPS code17-085-19551

Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.02 square miles (95.9 km2), of which 36.96 square miles (95.7 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.[2]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016308[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts
  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Stockton Community Unit School District 206
  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts
  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 89
  • State Senate District 45

References
  • "Derinda 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. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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