• Source: Derinda Township, Illinois

    • Derinda Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units.
    Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.02 square miles (95.9 km2), of which 36.96 square miles (95.7 km2) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.16%) is water.


    = Adjacent townships

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    Woodbine Township (north)
    Stockton Township (northeast)
    Pleasant Valley Township (east)
    Woodland Township, Carroll County (southeast)
    Washington Township, Carroll County (south)
    Hanover Township (west)
    Elizabeth Township (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

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    The township contains four cemeteries, Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.


    Demographics




    School districts


    River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
    Stockton Community Unit School District 206
    West Carroll Community Unit School District 314


    Political districts


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


    References


    "Derinda Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
    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

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