Elizabeth Township is one of twenty-three
townships
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in
Jo Daviess County,
Illinois
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,
USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,111 and it contained 579 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
* Village of
Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
.
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries:
* Log Church.
* Saint Marys.
* Weston.
Major highways
*
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
east towards
Woodbine and northwest towards
Galena.
*
Illinois Route 84
Illinois Route 84 (Route 84 or IL 84) is a long state highway that runs along the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois. Illinois 84 runs from south of Green Rock (now Colona) at U.S. Route 6 to the Wisconsin state line at Highway 80 by H ...
south towards
Hanover
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and northwest towards
Galena (concurrent with U.S. Route 20).
Landmarks
* Long Hollow Scenic Overlook (Illinois Department of Transportation).
Demographics
School districts
* River Ridge Community Unit School District 210.
Political districts
*
Illinois' 16th congressional district
The 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Darin LaHood.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
The congressional district covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will and Winnebago counties, and all of Boone, Bu ...
.
* State House District 89.
* State Senate District 45.
References
*
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas
External links
Jo Daviess County official site
Township Officials of Illinois
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Townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois