Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Rice Township
Rice Township
Township
	Location in Jo Daviess County
	Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 42°19′51″N 90°22′55″W / 42.33083°N 90.38194°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	February 22, 1859
Government
• Supervisor	Duane Dehnicke
Area
• Total	29.7 sq mi (77 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63 km2)
• Water	5.3 sq mi (14 km2) 17.85%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	323
• Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61036, 61041
FIPS code	17-085-63472

Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units.^[2] It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

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.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Merkle Engineers Airport

Landmarks and recreation

Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort
Spratts Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	323	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

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". 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.

External links

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[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Galena
Cities	East Dubuque Galena	Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County
Villages	Apple River Elizabeth Hanover Menominee Nora Scales Mound Stockton Warren
Townships	Apple River Berreman Council Hill Derinda Dunleith East Galena Elizabeth Guilford Hanover Menominee Nora Pleasant Valley Rawlins Rice Rush Scales Mound Stockton Thompson Vinegar Hill Wards Grove Warren West Galena Woodbine
CDPs	Apple Canyon Lake The Galena Territory
Other unincorporated communities	Aiken Blanding Bremen Council Hill Elmoville Guilford Massbach North Hanover Pleasant Valley Rice Rodden Schapville Whitton Willow Woodbine
Ghost town	Millville
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