York Township (Carroll County, Illinois)
Carroll County
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The York Township is one of 12 townships in Carroll County in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Illinois.
Geography
The York Township is located north-west of Illinois on the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa. The The border with Wisconsin is located about 65 km north.
The York Township is located at 41 ° 57'53 " north latitude and 90 ° 03'45 " west longitude and extending over 146.04 km ², spread over 122.97 km ² of land and 23.07 km ² water surface.
The York Township is located in the southwest of Carroll County. On the opposite bank of the Mississippi Clinton County is located in Iowa. In the south, the Township is adjacent to the Whiteside County. Within the Carroll County borders the York Township in the northwest on the Savanna Township, on the north by Mount Carroll Township, in the northeast on the Salem Township and on the east by the Fairhaven Township.
Traffic
Parallel to the Mississippi the Illinois section of the Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 parallel, passing through the eastern part of the township the Illinois State Route 78 There are also a number of County Roads and further subordinate partly unpaved roads.
Through the Township performs a running along the Mississippi railroad BNSF Railway.
The nearest airport is about 4 km north of the township located Tri - Township Airport south of Savanna. The nearest regional airport is the Clinton Municipal Airport, Clinton in neighboring Clinton County, Iowa.
Population
In the census in 2010, the township had 1734 inhabitants. In addition to scattered settlements there in the York Township following settlements:
Village
- Thomson
Unincorporated communities
- Argo Fay
- Ebner
- Ideal