Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°20′06″N 89°57′40″W / 42.33500°N 89.96111°W / 42.33500; -89.96111CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCounty Jo DaviessEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• SupervisorRichard LyonsArea

• Total17.89 sq mi (46.3 km²) • Land17.89 sq mi (46.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

961 ft (293 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

215 • Density12.5/sq mi (4.8/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61044, 61048, 61085

FIPS code17-085-78799

Wards Grove Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224 and it contained 103 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.89 square miles (46.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Blair Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 20
Illinois Route 78

Airports and landing strips

Providence Place Field (99IL)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	215	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Stockton Community Unit School District 206

Political districts

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

References

"Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.