Grand Detour Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County

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The Grand Detour Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois.

Geography

The Grand Detour Township is located in northern Illinois about 165 kilometers west of Chicago. The border with Wisconsin is located approximately 70 kilometers north; the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, is located about 60 km west.

The Grand Detour Township is located on the right bank of the Rock River at 41 ° 54'42 " north latitude and 89 ° 27'20 " west longitude and covers 30.04 km ², which is 28.23 km ² of land and 1, 81 km ² water surface spread.

The Grand Detour Township is located in the south of Ogle County and is bordered to the south by the Rock River separated at the Lee County. Within the Ogle County Grand Detour Township is bordered to the west by the Woosung Township, on the north by Pine Creek Township, in the northeast on the Oregon - Nashua Township and on the east by the Taylor Township.

Traffic

Through the east of the Grand Detour Township parallel to the Rock River running leads Illinois State Route 2 All other roads are County highways and further subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

The nearest airport is around 50 km north-east of the township located Chicago Rockford International Airport.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 698 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist in the Grand Detour Township Grand Detour only one unincorporated settlement that is performed for statistical reasons as CDP.