Stockton Township is one of twenty-three
townships
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Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,678. Its county seat is Galena.
Jo Daviess County is part of the Tri-State Area and is located near D ...
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,453 and it contained 1,141 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities, towns, villages
* Village of
Stockton.
Lost Settlements
*
Morseville.
*
Pitcherville.
*
Yankee Hollow.
Cemeteries
The township contains:
* Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
* Ladies Union Cemetery.
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 ...
- running east-west.
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Illinois Route 78
Illinois Route 78 is a major north–south highway in western Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 104 northwest of Jacksonville north to Highway 78 at the Wisconsin state line north of Warren. This is a distance of .
Route description Ja ...
- running north-south.
Airports and landing strips
* John L Coppernoll Airport (4LL3).
* Stockton Airport (IS37).
Demographics
School districts
* Stockton Community Unit School District 206.
Political districts
*
Illinois's 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