Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Dement Township

Township

Location in Ogle County

Coordinates: 41°55′56″N 88°59′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.93222°N 88.99694°W﻿ / 41.93222; -88.99694
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Ogle
Established| September 11, 1855
Area

• Total| 35 sq mi (90 km2)
• Land| 34.95 sq mi (90.5 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.14%
Elevation

| 860 ft (262 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 957
• Density| 28.3/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60113, 61068

FIPS code| 17-141-19382

Dement Township is one of twenty-four townships in Ogle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 989 and it contained 409 housing units.[2]

## History

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Dement Township was formed from the east half of Flagg Township on September 11, 1855.[3] The township was named for John Dement (1804–1883), a politician and militia commander from Illinois.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35 square miles (91 km2), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.14%) is water.[2] It contains the village of Creston, and the east side of the city of Rochelle.

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Woodlawn Cemetery.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 957| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 16th congressional district
* State House District 70
* State Senate District 35

## References

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* "Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ Kauffman, Horace G.; Kauffman, Rebecca H., eds. (1909). "Township History". Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Ogle County. Vol. 2\. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company. pp. 739, 755. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
4. ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 91\. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives
* Township Officials of Illinois
* Midwest Government Info Archived November 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

Places adjacent to Dement Township, Ogle County, Illinois

| White Rock Township | Lynnville Township |

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Flagg Township |

Dement Township

| Malta Township, DeKalb County
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Reynolds Township, Lee County | Alto Township, Lee County | Milan Township, DeKalb County

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Municipalities and communities of Ogle County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Oregon

Cities|

* Byron
* Oregon
* Polo
* Rochelle

Map of Illinois highlighting Ogle County

Villages|

* Adeline
* Creston
* Davis Junction
* Forreston
* Hillcrest
* Leaf River
* Monroe Center
* Mount Morris
* Stillman Valley

Townships|

* Brookville
* Buffalo
* Byron
* Dement
* Eagle Point
* Flagg
* Forreston
* Grand Detour
* LaFayette
* Leaf River
* Lincoln
* Lynnville
* Marion
* Maryland
* Monroe
* Mt. Morris
* Oregon-Nashua
* Pine Creek
* Pine Rock
* Rockvale
* Scott
* Taylor
* White Rock
* Woosung

CDPs|

* Baileyville‡
* Grand Detour
* Holcomb
* Kings
* Lost Nation

Other
communities|

* Brookville
* Buffalo Grove
* Chana
* Daysville
* Egan
* Flagg
* Flagg Center
* Haldane
* Harper
* Hazelhurst‡
* Lindenwood
* Paynes Point
* Stratford
* White Rock
* Woosung

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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