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Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jo Daviess

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
209 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:01 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
February 22, 1859

ZIP codes
  
61036, 61041

Area
  
76.9 km²

Population
  
338 (2010)

Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 27 km/h, 72% Humidity

Rice Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units. It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

Contents

Map of Rice Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km2), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km2) (or 82.15%) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km2) (or 17.85%) is water.

Adjacent townships

  • East Galena Township (north)
  • Guilford Township (northeast)
  • Elizabeth Township (east)
  • Hanover Township (southeast)
  • West Galena Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

    Airports and landing strips

  • Merkle Engineers Airport
  • Lakes

  • Spratts Lake
  • School districts

  • Galena Unit School District 120
  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Political districts

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

    Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Wikipedia