Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Council Hill Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°28′38″N 90°21′03″W / 42.47722°N 90.35083°W / 42.47722; -90.35083Coordinates: 42°28′38″N 90°21′03″W / 42.47722°N 90.35083°W / 42.47722; -90.35083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
- Supervisor	Roger Redington
Area
- Total	16.38 sq mi (42.43 km2)
- Land	16.38 sq mi (42.43 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	869 ft (265 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	179
- Density	10.9/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61036, 61075
GNIS feature ID	0428850

Council Hill Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 179^[1]. Its name changed from Scales Township on December 6, 1853.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Council Hill Township covers an area of 16.38 square miles (42.4 km²).

Adjacent townships

• Scales Mound Township (east)
• Guilford Township (southeast)
• East Galena Township (southwest)
• Rawlins Township (southwest)
• Vinegar Hill Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Council Hill and Grant Hill.

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428850. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Jo Daviess County official site
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois