Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Scales Mound Township

Township

Winter landscape in Scales Mound Township,
north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008)

Location in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°28′53″N 90°14′54″W﻿ / ﻿42.48139°N 90.24833°W﻿ / 42.48139; -90.24833
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Jo Daviess
Established| March 7, 1855
Government

• Supervisor| Steve Stadel
Area

• Total| 18.71 sq mi (48.5 km2)
• Land| 18.71 sq mi (48.5 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 988 ft (301 m)
Highest elevation

| 1,235 ft (376 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 600
• Density| 33.2/sq mi (12.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61001, 61075

FIPS code| 17-085-67938

Scales Mound Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units.[2] It was formed from Council Hill and Thompson townships on March 7, 1855.

Charles Mound, the highest point in Illinois, is located within Scales Mound Township.

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.71 square miles (48.5 km2), all land.[2]

The highest point in Illinois, Charles Mound (1,235 ft; 376 m), is located in Scales Mount Township.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Scales Mound

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 600| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

## Political districts

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

## References

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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. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

* "Scales Mound 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

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

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Places adjacent to Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

|  | Lafayette County in Wisconsin |

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Council Hill Township |

Scales Mound Township

| Apple River Township
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| Guilford Township | Thompson Township

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Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Galena

Cities|

* East Dubuque
* Galena

Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County

Villages|

* Apple River
* Elizabeth
* Hanover
* Menominee
* Nora
* Scales Mound
* Stockton
* Warren

Townships|

* Apple River
* Berreman
* Council Hill
* Derinda
* Dunleith
* East Galena
* Elizabeth
* Guilford
* Hanover
* Menominee
* Nora
* Pleasant Valley
* Rawlins
* Rice
* Rush
* Scales Mound
* Stockton
* Thompson
* Vinegar Hill
* Wards Grove
* Warren
* West Galena
* Woodbine

CDPs|

* Apple Canyon Lake
* The Galena Territory

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Aiken
* Blanding
* Bremen
* Council Hill
* Elmoville
* Guilford
* Massbach
* North Hanover
* Pleasant Valley
* Rice
* Rodden
* Schapville
* Whitton
* Willow
* Woodbine

Ghost town|

* Millville

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