Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Dement Township
—  Township  —
Location in Ogle County
Coordinates: 41°55′56″N 88°59′49″W / 41.93222°N 88.99694°W / 41.93222; -88.99694Coordinates: 41°55′56″N 88°59′49″W / 41.93222°N 88.99694°W / 41.93222; -88.99694
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Ogle
Established	September 11, 1855
Area
- Total	34.91 sq mi (90.42 km2)
- Land	34.86 sq mi (90.29 km2)
- Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	825
- Density	23.7/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60113, 61068
GNIS feature ID	0428886

Dement Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 825.^[1]

History

Dement Township was formed from the east half of Flagg Township on September 11, 1855.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dement Township covers an area of 34.91 square miles (90.4 km²); of this, 34.86 square miles (90.3 km²) (99.86 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (0.14 percent) is water. It contains the village of Creston, and the east side of the city of Rochelle.

Cemeteries

The township contains Woodlawn Cemetery.

Political districts

• Illinois's 16th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428886. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
2. ^ Kauffman, Horace G.; Kauffman, Rebecca H., eds (1909). "Township History". Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County. 2. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company. pp. 739, 755. http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalencyclop02bate#page/n201/mode/2up. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Midwest Government Info