Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Thompson Township

Township

Location in Jo Daviess County

Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 42°24′52″N 90°09′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.41444°N 90.16333°W﻿ / 42.41444; -90.16333
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Jo Daviess
Established| November 2, 1852
Government

• Supervisor| John Diehl
Area

• Total| 36.81 sq mi (95.3 km2)
• Land| 36.15 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water| 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)  1.79%
Elevation

| 732 ft (223 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 822
• Density| 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

61001, 61028, 61075, 61085

FIPS code| 17-085-75146

Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 1,036 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.81 square miles (95.3 km2), of which 36.15 square miles (93.6 km2) (or 98.21%) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2) (or 1.79%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Unincorporated community of Schapville

### Cemeteries

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The township contains:

* Schapville Presbyterian Cemetery, within Schapville
* Thompson Cemetery, rural area south of Townsend Road, just east of where the Apple River crosses Townsend Road

### Airports and landing strips

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* Apple Canyon Lake Airport (historical)

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 822| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
* Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
* Stockton Community Unit School District 206
* Warren Community Unit School District 205

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 17th congressional district
* State House District 89
* State Senate District 45

## References

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* "Thompson 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

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.

## External links

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

Places adjacent to Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

| Scales Mound Township | Apple River Township |

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Guilford Township |

Thompson Township

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Elizabeth Township | Woodbine Township | Stockton 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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