Nora Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Nora Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°26′08″N 89°57′22″W / 42.43556°N 89.95611°W / 42.43556; -89.95611Coordinates: 42°26′08″N 89°57′22″W / 42.43556°N 89.95611°W / 42.43556; -89.95611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
- Supervisor	Donna P. Paige
Area
- Total	25.31 sq mi (65.55 km2)
- Land	25.31 sq mi (65.55 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	404
- Density	16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61048, 61059, 61085, 61087, 61089
GNIS feature ID	0429452

Nora Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 404^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nora Township covers an area of 25.31 square miles (65.6 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Nora

Adjacent townships

• Winslow Township, Stephenson County (northeast)
• West Point Township, Stephenson County (east)
• Kent Township, Stephenson County (southeast)
• Wards Grove Township (south)
• Stockton Township (southwest)
• Rush Township (west)
• Warren Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: East Chelsea, Nora and West Chelsea.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 78

School districts

• Lena Winslow Community Unit School District 202
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206
• Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

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

References

• "Nora 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:0429452. 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