Rose Township, Shelby County, Illinois

Geobox Township
name = Rose Township
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category = Township


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country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Shelby
region_type = County
district =
area_imperial = 35.6
area_land_imperial = 35.5
area_water_imperial = 0.1
area_water_percentage = 1
area_water_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
location =
lat_d = 39
lat_m = 23
lat_s = 29
lat_NS = N
long_d = 88
long_m = 51
long_s = 43
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 584
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 1789
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population_density_round = 1
established_type = Organized
established = November 8, 1859
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leader_type = Supervisor
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code = XXXXX
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map_caption = Location in Shelby County
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map1_caption = Location of Rose Township in Illinois
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Rose Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. The population was 1,789 as of the 2000 census.

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Rose-Shelby-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/shelby.html Illinois State Archives]

In this county is the historic church, St. Georges Cathedral, founded in 1852. Being one of the oldest churches in the United States, St. Georges is being well kept, and they now only have services on important holidays.