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42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667
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Derinda Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667
CountryUnited States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Area
 • Total37.02 sq mi (95.9 km2)
 • Land36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
Population
 ( 2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016) [1]
308
 • Density8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 ( CST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 ( CDT)
ZIP codes
61028, 61041, 61074, 61085
FIPS code17-085-19551

Derinda Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units. [2]

Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.02 square miles (95.9 km2), of which 36.96 square miles (95.7 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water. [2]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries, Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
2016 (est.)308 [1]
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

School districts

  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Stockton Community Unit School District 206
  • West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

References

  • "Derinda 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
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 92. ISBN  978-0-252-09070-7.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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