Woodland Township (Carroll County, Illinois)

Carroll County

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The Woodland Township is one of 12 townships in Carroll County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.

Geography

The Woodland Township is located in northwestern Illinois and reaches up to 5 km closer to the east bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The border with Wisconsin is located about 40 km north.

The Woodland Township is located at 42 ° 09'09 " north latitude and 90 ° 02'50 " west longitude and extending over 94.84 km ². Within the township stems from the Plum River, which flows south of the near Savanna in the Mississippi River.

The Woodland Township is located in the north of Carroll County on the border of Jo Daviess County. Within the Carroll County borders the Woodland Township on the east by the Freedom Township, to the southeast by the Salem Township, on the south by the Mount Carroll Township, to the southwest by the Savanna Township and on the west by Washington Township.

Traffic

In the east, the Illinois State Route 78 runs north -south through the entire Woodland Township. All other roads within the Township are subordinate County Roads and unpaved roadways.

The nearest airport is approximately 20 km south west Tri - Township Airport south of Savanna.

Population

In the census of 2010, the Township had 280 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements exist within the Woodland Township only the unincorporated settlement Polsgrove.