Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°24′52″N 90°09′48″W / 42.41444°N 90.16333°W / 42.41444; -90.16333
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Thompson 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°24′52″N 90°09′48″W / 42.41444°N 90.16333°W / 42.41444; -90.16333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo Daviess
EstablishedNovember 2, 1852
Government
 • SupervisorJohn Diehl
Area
 • Total36.81 sq mi (95.3 km2)
 • Land36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Water0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.79%
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
822
 • Density23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61001, 61028, 61075, 61085
FIPS code17-085-75146

Thompson Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 1,036 housing units.[2]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km2), of which 36.15 square miles (93.6 km2) (or 98.21%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.79%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains:

  • Schapville Presbyterian Cemetery, within Schapville
  • Thompson Cemetery, rural area south of Townsend Road, just east where the Apple River crosses Townsend Road

Airports and landing strips[edit]

  • Apple Canyon Lake Airport (historical)

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)822[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[edit]

  • River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
  • Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
  • Stockton Community Unit School District 206
  • Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Thompson 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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links[edit]

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