Lincoln Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County

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

Geography

The Lincoln Township is located in northern Illinois about 180 km west of Chicago. The border with Wisconsin is located about 50 km north; the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, is located about 50 km west.

The Lincoln Township is located at 42 ° 03'58 " north latitude and 89 ° 34'15 " west longitude and extends over 93.2 km ².

The Lincoln Township is located in the central northwestern part of Ogle County and is bordered to the northwest by the Forreston Township, in the northeast on the Maryland Township, on the east by Mount Morris Township, to the southeast by the Pine Creek Township, on the south by Buffalo Township, in southwest on the Eagle Point Township and on the west by the Brookville Township.

Traffic

In Lincoln Township, the Illinois State Routes 26 and 64 meet together. All other roads are County highways and further subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

The nearest airport is around 12 km east of the township located Ogle County Airport; The nearest major airport is located 40 km northeast of Chicago Rockford International Airport on the southern outskirts of Rockford.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 481 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist in the Lincoln Township only the unincorporated settlement Haldane.