Riverside Township, Adams County, Illinois

Riverside Township
Township
Location in Adams County
Adams County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°59′50″N 91°25′39″W / 39.99722°N 91.42750°WCoordinates: 39°59′50″N 91°25′39″W / 39.99722°N 91.42750°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Established	November 6, 1849
Area
• Total	21.57 sq mi (55.9 km^2)
• Land	17.39 sq mi (45.0 km^2)
• Water	4.18 sq mi (10.8 km^2)  19.38%
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,151
• Density	123.7/sq mi (47.8/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62301, 62376
GNIS feature ID	0429646

Riverside Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,151 and it contained 965 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 21.57 square miles (55.9 km²), of which 17.39 square miles (45.0 km²) (or 80.62%) is land and 4.18 square miles (10.8 km²) (or 19.38%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• North Quincy

Major highways

• US Route 24

Airports and landing strips

• Blickhan Landing Area

Rivers

• Mississippi River

Lakes

• Goose Lake
• Long Island Lake

School districts

• Quincy School District 172

Political districts

• Illinois' 17th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Riverside Township, Adams County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

External links

• List of Adams County township trustees
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives