Scott Township (Ogle County, Illinois)
Ogle County
17-68302
The Scott Township is one of 24 townships in Ogle County in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois.
Geography
The Scott Township is located in northern Illinois. The Township joins in a southerly direction to the suburban area of Rockford, the third largest city in the state. Chicago is located approximately 135 km east-southeast, the Wisconsin border, about 50 km to the north and the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, about 90 km to the west.
The Scott Township is located at 42 ° 06'25 " north latitude and 89 ° 06'52 " west longitude and extending over 93 km ².
The Scott Township is located in the northeast of Ogle County and is bordered to the north by the Winnebago County. Within the Ogle County borders the Scott Township on the east by the Monroe Township, to the southeast by the Lynnville Township, on the south by the White Rock Township and on the west by the Marion Township.
Traffic
In Scott Township extending in the east-west direction Illinois State Route 72 and extending in a north-south direction Illinois State Route 251 intersect All other roads are County highways and further subordinate and partially unpaved roadways.
Parallel to extend railway lines of the Illinois Railway in north-south direction and the Canadian Pacific Railway, which runs from Chicago to the west. Both intersect within the Scott Township in place Davis Junction, whose name is derived from this intersection.
The nearest airport is around 10 km north of the township located Chicago Rockford International Airport on the southern outskirts of Rockford.
Population
In the census in 2010, the township had 3181 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlement existierem in Monroe Township following settlements:
- Davis Junction ( Village )
- Holcomb1 ( Unincorporated Community )
1 - partially in White Rock Township