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Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

Established
  
November 2, 1852

GNIS feature ID
  
0428890

Area
  
95.88 km²

Population
  
321 (2010)

County
  
Jo Daviess

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
214 m

Local time
  
Monday 9:59 PM

Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
61028, 61041, 61074, 61085

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 42 km/h, 83% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Massbach Ridge Winery, Rall Woods State Natural A, Schurmeier Teaching Forest

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.

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Map of Derinda Township, IL, USA

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

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.

Adjacent townships

  • Woodbine Township (north)
  • Stockton Township (northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Township (east)
  • Woodland Township, Carroll County (southeast)
  • Washington Township, Carroll County (south)
  • Hanover Township (west)
  • Elizabeth Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

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

    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 Wikipedia
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