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Rice Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units.[2] It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

Rice Township
Township
Location in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°19′51″N 90°22′55″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Established	February 22, 1859
Government
• Supervisor	Duane Dehnicke
Area
• Total	29.7 sq mi (77 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63 km2)
• Water	5.3 sq mi (14 km2)  17.85%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	323
• Density	13.9/sq mi (5.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	61036, 61041
FIPS code	17-085-63472

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km²), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km²) (or 82.15%) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km²) (or 17.85%) is water.[2]

Cemeteries

The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

• Merkle Engineers Airport.

Landmarks and recreation

• Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort.
• Spratts Lake.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	323	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Galena Unit School District 120.
• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210.

Political districts

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

References

• "Rice Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
• 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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