Nora Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Nora Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Supervisor	Donna P. Paige
Area
• Total	25.34 sq mi (65.6 km2)
• Land	25.34 sq mi (65.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	370
• Density	14.6/sq mi (5.6/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 2010 census, its population was 370 and it contained 168 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.34 square miles (65.6 km²), all land.

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

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

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