Ridott Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,451 and it contained 612 housing units.[2] The villages of Ridott and German Valley are located in this township.
Ridott Township | |
|---|---|
Township | |
 Location in Stephenson County | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′51″N 89°27′42″W / 42.26417°N 89.46167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Stephenson |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Dennis R. Becker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.68 sq mi (139.0 km2) |
| • Land | 53.63 sq mi (138.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.11% |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Estimate (2016)[1] | 1,398 |
| • Density | 27.1/sq mi (10.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 17-177-64057 |
Ridott Township was named for an early settler.[3]
Geography
editRidott is Townships 26 and 27 (part) North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.68 square miles (139.0 km2), of which 53.63 square miles (138.9 km2) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Stagecoach inns
editHunt's Tavern was built after 1842 by Thomas Hunt from Nottingham, England, along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20. Frink, Walker & Company stage line, Chicago to Galena, used this road 1839 to 1854. The stone tavern burned in 1914.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (est.) | 1,398 | [1] | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 118.
- ^ History of Stephenson County 1970. Freeport, Illinois: County of Stephenson, 1972. p. 142, 146.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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