Roscoe Township is located in Winnebago County,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,694 and it contained 7,497 housing units. Roscoe Township was named for

William Roscoe William Roscoe (8 March 175330 June 1831) was an English banker, lawyer, and briefly a Member of Parliament. He is best known as one of England's first abolitionists, and as the author of the poem for children '' The Butterfly's Ball, and th ...

, an English historian.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.15%) is land and (or 1.85%) is water.

Demographics

References

External links

City-data.comWinnebago County Official Site
1849 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1849 Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois Townships in Illinois Townships in Winnebago County, Illinois {{WinnebagoCountyIL-geo-stub