Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

42°19′51″N 90°22′55″W / 42.33083°N 90.38194°W / 42.33083; -90.38194CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCounty Jo DaviessEstablishedFebruary 22, 1859Government

• SupervisorDuane DehnickeArea

• Total29.7 sq mi (77 km²) • Land24.4 sq mi (63 km²) • Water5.3 sq mi (14 km²) 17.85%Elevation

686 ft (209 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

323 • Density13.9/sq mi (5.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

61036, 61041

FIPS code17-085-63472

Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units.^[2] It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km²), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km²) (or 82.15%) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km²) (or 17.85%) is water.^[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

Merkle Engineers Airport

Landmarks and recreation

Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort
Spratts Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	323	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Galena Unit School District 120
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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

References

"Rice 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.