Savanna Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Carroll County
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The Savanna Township is one of 12 townships in Carroll County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.
Geography
The Savanna Township is located in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The border with Wisconsin is located about 70 km north.
The Savanna Township is located at 42 ° 04'08 " north latitude and 90 ° 07'39 " west longitude and covers 54.19 km ², it spread over 34.59 km ² land and 19.4 km ² water surface.
The Savanna Township borders within the Carroll County in the north to the Washington Township, in the northeast on the Woodland Township, on the east by the Mount Carroll Township, and on the south by the York Township. To the west of the Mississippi River forms the border with the Jackson and Clinton County in Iowa.
In the center of the township is located near the banks of the Mississippi Ayers Sand Prairie State National Preserve, a little protection and recreation area.
Traffic
In west-east direction of the Savanna- Sabula Bridge over the Iowa upcoming U.S. Highway 52 runs through the Savanna Township. In parallel to the Mississippi River the Illinois section of the Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 From the river to the east run a series of sometimes unpaved roads.
By Savanna Township run a series of lines of various railway companies.
The nearest airport is 15 km south to Tri - Township Airport south of Savanna.
Population
In the census in 2010, the township had 3729 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist within the Savanna Township following settlements:
City
- Savanna1
Unincorporated Community
- Ayers
1 - to a small extent in the Washington Township