Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Vinegar Hill Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°28′39″N 90°27′00″W / 42.47750°N 90.45000°WCoordinates: 42°28′39″N 90°27′00″W / 42.47750°N 90.45000°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	November 2, 1852
Government
• Supervisor	James D. Purdy
Area
• Total	13.9 sq mi (36 km^2)
• Land	13.9 sq mi (36 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	364
• Density	26.2/sq mi (10.1/km^2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61025, 61036
GNIS feature ID	0429873

Vinegar Hill Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 364 and it contained 143 housing units.^[1] Its name changed from Mann Township on September 18, 1857.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km²), all land.^[1]

Adjacent townships

• Council Hill Township (east)
• Rawlins Township (south)
• Menominee Township (west)

Major highways

• Illinois Route 84

School districts

• Galena Unit School District 120

Political districts

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

References

• "Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• 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

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