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Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jo Daviess

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
301 m

Local time
  
Thursday 3:31 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
March 7, 1855

ZIP codes
  
61001, 61075

Area
  
48.46 km²

Population
  
622 (2010)

Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 54% Humidity

Scales Mound Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units. It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855.

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Map of Scales Mound Township, IL 61075, USA

Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois, is located within Scales Mound Township.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.71 square miles (48.5 km2), all land.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Scales Mound

    • Adjacent townships

  • Apple River Township (east)
  • Thompson Township (southeast)
  • Guilford Township (southwest)
  • Council Hill Township (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.

    School districts

  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Wikipedia
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