Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Council Hill Township is one of twenty-three townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Jo Daviess County is a county located in the northwest corner of U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 22,678, which is an increase of 1.7% from 22,289 in 2000. Its county seat is Galena....

, Illinois

Illinois

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, USA

United States

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. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 179. Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, Council Hill Township covers an area of 16.38 square miles (42.4 km²).

Adjacent townships

Scales Mound Township
Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Scales Mound Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 635. It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855....

(east)
Guilford Township
Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Guilford Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 916.-Geography:...

(southeast)
East Galena Township
East Galena Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
East Galena Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,192.-Geography:...

(southwest)
Rawlins Township
Rawlins Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Rawlins Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 360. It was formed as Grant Township from West Galena Township on July 12, 1887; its name changed to Rawlins Township on December 20, 1887.-Geography:According to the...

(southwest)
Vinegar Hill Township
Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Vinegar Hill Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 250. Its name changed from Mann Township on September 18, 1857.-Geography:...

(west)

School districts

Galena Unit School District 120
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
Illinois' 16th congressional district
The 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
State House District 89
State Senate District 45

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