Rush Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Rush Township is one of twenty-three townships
in Jo Daviess County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 427.
, Rush Township covers an area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km²).
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
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 427.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Rush Township covers an area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km²).
Adjacent townships
- Warren TownshipWarren Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisWarren Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,675. Its name changed from Courtland Township in 1865.-Geography:...
(north) - Nora TownshipNora Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisNora Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 404.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Nora Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:...
(east) - Wards Grove TownshipWards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisWards Grove Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 280.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Wards Grove Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:...
(southeast) - Stockton TownshipStockton Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisStockton Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,555.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Stockton Township covers an area of .-Adjacent townships:...
(south) - Woodbine TownshipWoodbine Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisWoodbine Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 577. Its name changed from Jefferson Township on September 13, 1853.-Geography:...
(southwest) - Thompson TownshipThompson Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisThompson Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 708.-Geography:...
(west) - Apple River TownshipApple River Township, Jo Daviess County, IllinoisApple River Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 525. It was formed from Thompson Township on September 13, 1858.-Geography:...
(northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries. Millville, Oakland (also known as Puckett), Townsend and Robinson.Landmarks
- Apple River Canyon State ParkApple River Canyon State ParkApple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was purchased by the state in 1932 and preserves the canyon on the Apple River....
- Millville Ghost TownMillville, IllinoisMillville is a defunct settlement in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, located within the boundaries of Apple River Canyon State Park. Founded in 1835 and platted in 1846, the community was washed away completely by a flood in 1892. No visible remnants of its structures remain today. The...
(in Apple River Canyon State Park)
School districts
- Stockton Community Unit School District 206
- Warren Community Unit School District 205
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 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