Pine Rock Township, Ogle County, Illinois
Ogle County
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The Pine skirt Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois.
Geography
The Pine skirt Township is located in northern Illinois about 140 kilometers west of Chicago. The Wisconsin border runs approximately 70 km to the north; the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, is located about 85 km west.
The Pine skirt Township Township is located at 41 ° 58'51 " north latitude and 89 ° 13'25 " west longitude and extends over 98.9 km ².
The Pine skirt Township is located in the southeastern center of Ogle County and is bordered to the north by the Marion Township, in the northeast on the White Rock Township, to the southeast by the Flagg Township, on the south by the LaFayette Township, to the southwest by the Taylor Township, in west on the Oregon - Nashua Township and to the northwest by the Rockvale Township.
Traffic
Through the Township extending in the east-west direction Illinois State Route 64 leads All other roads are County highways and further subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.
In Southeast -northwest direction through the Pine Township skirt a railway line of the BNSF Railway, which runs from Chicago to the west.
The nearest airport is around 20 km south-east of the township located Rochelle Municipal Airport; the nearest major airport is around 30 km north- north-east location Chicago Rockford International Airport on the southern outskirts of Rockford.
Population
In the census in 2010, the township had 4909 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlement are the following ( unincorporated ) settlements:
- Chana
- Honey Creek1
- Paynes Point
1 - partially in the Oregon - Nashua Township