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Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0429402

Area
  
97.41 km²

Population
  
2,279 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

ZIP codes
  
61053, 61074, 61285

Elevation
  
246 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:04 PM

Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 31 km/h, 43% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Raven's Grin Inn, Carroll County Hist Society, Point Rock Park

Mount Carroll Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,279 and it contained 1,101 housing units.

Contents

Map of Mt Carroll Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.61 square miles (97.4 km2), of which 37.53 square miles (97.2 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.19%) is water.

Cities

  • Mount Carroll (west three-quarters)
  • Unincorporated towns

  • Burke
  • Center Hill
  • Hickory Grove
  • Wacker
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these three cemeteries: Center Hill, Oak Hill and Wacker.

    Major highways

  • US Route 52
  • Illinois Route 64
  • Illinois Route 78
  • School districts

  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 16th congressional district
  • State House District 71
  • State Senate District 36
  • Notable residents

    Notable people from the rural portion of Mount Carroll Township include First Lady of Illinois Bina Deneen (1868-1950), who was born and raised there.

    References

    Mount Carroll Township, Carroll County, Illinois Wikipedia