Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Derinda Township
Township

Location in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667
Country United States
State Illinois
County Jo Daviess
Established November 2, 1852
Area
 • Total 37.02 sq mi (95.9 km2)
 • Land 36.96 sq mi (95.7 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 321
 • Density 8.7/sq mi (3.4/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 61028, 61041, 61074, 61085
GNIS feature ID 0428890

Derinda Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units.[1]

Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler.[2]

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.[1]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  2. ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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