Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

"Derinda" redirects here. For other articles with similar names, see Dorinda (disambiguation).

Derinda Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 90°09′24″W / 42.23944°N 90.15667°W / 42.23944; -90.15667
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
– Supervisor
Area
– Total	37.01 sq mi (95.86 km2)
– Land	36.95 sq mi (95.7 km2)
– Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)  0.17%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	318
– Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61028, 61041, 61074, 61085
GNIS feature ID	0428890

Derinda Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 318.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Derinda Township covers an area of 37.01 square miles (95.9 km²); of this, 36.95 square miles (95.7 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (0.17 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Woodbine Township (north)
• Stockton Township (northeast)
• Pleasant Valley Township (east)
• Woodland Township, Carroll County (southeast)
• Washington Township, Carroll County (south)
• Hanover Township (west)
• Elizabeth Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.

School districts

• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206
• West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

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

References

• "Derinda 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:0428890. 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