Dunleith Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Coordinates: 42°28′42″N 90°36′48″W / 42.47833°N 90.61333°W / 42.47833; -90.61333
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Dunleith Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°28′42″N 90°36′48″W / 42.47833°N 90.61333°W / 42.47833; -90.61333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJo Daviess
EstablishedMarch 2, 1865
Government
 • SupervisorVincent Hasken
Area
 • Total11.75 sq mi (30.4 km2)
 • Land9.45 sq mi (24.5 km2)
 • Water2.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)  19.49%
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
3,672
 • Density404.2/sq mi (156.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
61025
FIPS code17-085-21202

Dunleith Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,820 and it contained 1,713 housing units.[2] It was formed from Menominee Township on March 2, 1865.

Geography[edit]

Dunleith Township is in the very northwest corner of Illinois, abutting Wisconsin to the north and Iowa to the west across the Mississippi River.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 11.75 square miles (30.4 km2), of which 9.45 square miles (24.5 km2) (or 80.43%) is land and 2.29 square miles (5.9 km2) (or 19.49%) is water.[2]

Dunleith is Townships 28 (part) and 29 North, Range 2 (part) West of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Major highways[edit]

Rivers[edit]

Lakes[edit]

  • Frentress Lake.
  • Round Lake.
  • Switzer Lake.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)3,672[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts[edit]

  • East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119.

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Dunleith 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[edit]

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