Silver Creek Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Stephenson County

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The Silver Creek Township is one of 18 townships in Stephenson County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.

Geography

The Silver Creek Township is located in northwestern Illinois, approximately 30 km south of the Wisconsin border. The Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa, is located about 70 km to the west.

The Silver Creek Township is located at 42 ° 14'48 " north latitude and 89 ° 34'01 " west longitude and covers an area of ​​91.42 km ². The northern boundary of the Township is predominantly formed by the coming of Wisconsin Pecatonica River, a tributary of the Rock River.

The Silver Creek Township is located in the south-eastern suburban area of Freeport, the center of the region. It borders within the Stephenson County to the west by the Florence Township, on the northwest by the City of Freeport, on the north by the Lancaster Township and on the east by the Ridott Township. In the South, Silver Creek Township is adjacent to the Ogle County.

Traffic

Through the North East Township runs of U.S. Highway 20, which forms the northern bypass around Freeport and from there leads to the further east Rockford. In the center of the Township, the eastern arterial road from Freeport flows into the Highway 20 All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roadways.

Parallel to Highway 20 passes a railway line of the Canadian National Railway, which runs from Chicago to the west.

The nearest airport is southeast of Freeport located within the Silver Creek Township Albertus Airport.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 696 inhabitants. The population lives mostly in the suburban area of the city of Freeport, without being legally belong to the city. In addition, still scattered settlements exist throughout the territory of the Township.