Wysox Township, Carroll County, Illinois

Carroll County

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

Geography

The Wysox Township is located north-west of Illinois approximately 30 km east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The The border with Wisconsin is located about 60 km north. The Rock River is located approximately 20 km south &bnbsp;.

The Wysox Township is located at 41 ° 58'28 " north latitude and 89 ° 48'13 " west longitude and extending over 97.99 km ².

The Wysox Township is located in the southeast of Carroll County on the border of Whiteside County. At the Wysox Township borders the west by the Fairhaven Township, on the northwest by the Salem Township, on the north by the Rock Creek -Lima Township and on the east by the Elkhorn Grove Township.

Traffic

Through the Township runs from northwest to southeast, the Illinois State Route 40 This where it meets a number of County Roads and more subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

Through the Township runs a railway line that runs from Chicago to the west.

The nearest airport is approximately 35 km west location Tri - Township Airport south of Savanna.

Population

In the census in 2010, the township had 1366 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements there in Wysox Township Milledgeville with a separate municipality ( with a status of "Village" ).