Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°28′38″N 90°21′03″W / 42.47722°N 90.35083°W / 42.47722; -90.35083CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCounty Jo DaviessEstablishedNovember 2, 1852Government

• SupervisorRoger RedingtonArea

• Total16.4 sq mi (42 km²) • Land16.4 sq mi (42 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

869 ft (265 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

135 • Density8.6/sq mi (3.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61036, 61075

FIPS code17-085-16639

Council Hill Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 141 and it contained 82 housing units.^[2] Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42 km²), all land.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries, Council Hill and Grant Hill.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	135	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galena Unit School District 120
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

Illinois' 16th congressional district
State House District 89
State Senate District 45

References

"Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.