Rivoli Township is located in Mercer County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,142 and it contained 516 housing units. Rivoli Township changed its name from North Pope Township sometime before 1921.

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.

Demographics

Notable people

Juanita Breckenridge Bates Juanita Breckenridge Bates (December 31, 1860 - June 11, 1946) was an American Congregationalist minister, her application being the test case to determine the policy of the denomination. She was the first woman to be awarded a Bachelor of Divini ...

, born in Hopewell, Rivoli Township in 1860. *

Alson Streeter Alson Jenness Streeter (January 18, 1823 – November 24, 1901) was an American farmer, miner and politician who was the Union Labor Party nominee in the United States presidential election of 1888. He was also an early member of the National Gra ...

(1823-1901), politician and third-party presidential candidate. He resided in Rivoli Township and represented the township on the Mercer County Board of Supervisors.''Alson J. Streeter: An Agrarian Liberal'' by Alfred W. Newcombe, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984), Vol. 38, No. 4 (Dec. 1945), pp. 414-445 Published by: University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Illinois State Historical Society Stable URL

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References

External links

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Townships in Mercer County, Illinois Townships in Illinois {{MercerCountyIL-geo-stub