Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Jo Daviess County

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The Wards Grove Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.

Geography

The Wards Grove Township is located in northwestern Illinois. The border with Iowa, which is formed from the Mississippi River, located some 50 km to the west; the Wisconsin border lies about 20 north.

The Wards Grove Township is located in the east of the Jo Daviess County at 42 ° 20'06 " north latitude and 89 ° 57'40 " west longitude and extending over 46.17 km ². Amidst the township lies the sanctuary Wards Grove Nature Preserve.

Jo Daviess County within the borders the Township to the south by the Berreman Township, to the southwest by the Pleasant Valley Township, on the west by the Stockton Township, on the northwest by the Rush Township and on the north by Nora Township. In the East Ward's Grove Township is adjacent to the Stephenson County and on the south by Carroll County.

Traffic

By Stockton Township runs in east-west direction of the U.S. Highway 20 For all other roads within the Township is mostly unpaved County Roads and on secondary roads.

The nearest airports are about 90 km west located in Iowa Dubuque Regional Airport, some 80 km north-west located in Wisconsin Platteville Municipal Airport and about 40 km to the east in Illinois Albertus Airport in Freeport.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 224 inhabitants. The entire population of the Township lives over the territory scattered and there is no settlement.

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