Rock Creek-Lima Township, Carroll County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Rock Creek-Lima Township is one of twelve townships
in Carroll County, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,171.
, Rock Creek-Lima Township covers an area of 54.02 square miles (139.9 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Carroll County, Illinois
Illinois
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, USA
United States
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. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,171.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Rock Creek-Lima Township covers an area of 54.02 square miles (139.9 km²); of this, 0.01 square mile (0.0258998811 km²) or 0.02 percent is water.
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Brookville Lutheran, Lanark City and Schriner.Major highways
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US Route 52 -
Illinois Route 64Illinois Route 64Illinois Route 64 is an east–west road in north-central Illinois. Its western terminus is at the Iowa state line, connecting with U.S. Route 52 and Iowa Highway 64 via the Savanna-Sabula Bridge at the Mississippi River west of Savanna... -
Illinois Route 73Illinois Route 73Illinois Route 73 is a north–south state highway in northwest Illinois. It runs from the U.S. Route 52/Illinois Route 64 concurrency south of Lanark north to the Wisconsin border north of Winslow. This is a distance of .- Route description :...
School districts
- Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
- Eastland Community Unit School District 308
Political districts
- Illinois' 16th congressional districtIllinois' 16th congressional districtThe 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties.For...
- State House District 89
- State Senate District 45