Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Wards Grove 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	Richard Lyons
Area
• Total	17.89 sq mi (46.3 km2)
• Land	17.89 sq mi (46.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	224
• Density	12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61044, 61048, 61085
GNIS feature ID	0429893

Wards Grove Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 224 and it contained 103 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.89 square miles (46.3 km²), all land.

Adjacent townships

• Nora Township (north)
• Kent Township, Stephenson County (east)
• Jefferson Township, Stephenson County (southeast)
• Berreman Township (south)
• Pleasant Valley Township (southwest)
• Stockton Township (west)
• Rush Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Blair Cemetery.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 20
• Illinois Route 78

School districts

• Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206

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