Cherry Grove–Shannon Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Carroll County
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The Cherry Grove -Shannon Township is one of 12 townships in Carroll County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.
Geography
The Cherry Grove -Shannon Township is located in northwestern Illinois approximately 30 km east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The border with Wisconsin is located about 40 km north.
The Cherry Grove -Shannon Township is located at 42 ° 09'30 " north latitude and 89 ° 46'30 " west longitude and extending over 138.5 km ².
The Cherry Grove -Shannon Township borders within the Carroll County in the south to the Rock Creek -Lima Township, to the southwest by the Salem Township and on the west by the Freedom Township. In the north of the township adjacent to the Stephenson County and on the east by the Ogle County.
Traffic
In the Cherry Grove -Shannon Township is located at the confluence with the Illinois State Route 73, the eastern terminus of the Illinois State Route 72 All other roads within the Township are usually fortified County Roads and more subordinate unpaved roadways.
By Cherry Grove -Shannon Township leads a railway line that runs from Chicago to the west and is operated by the BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific.
The closest to you are the airfields around 60 km north-west location Albertus Airport in approximately 30 km north-eastern Freeport in Stephenson County and about 40 km west location Tri - Township Airport south of Savanna in Washington Township.
Population
In the census in 2010, the township had 1485 inhabitants. In addition to live scattered settlements exist in the Cherry Grove -Shannon Township following settlements:
Village
- Shannon
Unincorporated communities
- Georgetown
- Kittredge
- Ornamental Cors