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Scales Mound Township
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
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)	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

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Scales Mound Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. 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

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

Scales Mound

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	600	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

Political districts

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

References

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

External links

[USCensusEst2016-1] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] "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.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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 | official_name            = Scales Mound Township
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 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0
 | area_water_percent       = 0
-<!-- General information -->
 | elevation_footnotes      =
-| elevation_m              = 301
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+| elevation_max_footnotes  =
-<!-- Population -->
+| elevation_max_ft         = 1235
 | population_footnotes     =
-| population_total         = 622
+| population_total         =
-| population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2010|2010]]
+| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
 | population_density_sq_mi = 33.2
-<!-- Area/postal codes & others -->
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 | utc_offset               = -6
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 | postal_code              = 61001, 61075
 | area_code                =
-| blank_name               = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
+| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
-| blank_info               = 0429719
+| blank_info               = 17-085-67938
 | website                  =
+|pop_est_as_of            = 2016
+|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
+|population_est           = 600
+|unit_pref = Imperial
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-'''Scales Mound Township''' is one of twenty-three [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Jo Daviess County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|USA]].  As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
+'''Scales Mound Township''' is one of 23 [[Civil township|townships]] in [[Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Jo Daviess County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. As of the 2010 census, its population was 622 and it contained 286 housing units.<ref name="census">{{cite web
-  |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17085
+  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17085
+  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201447/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17085
-  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
+  |url-status=dead
+  |archive-date=2020-02-12
+  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County &ndash; County Subdivision and Place &ndash; 2010 Census Summary File 1
   |publisher=United States Census
   |accessdate=2013-05-28
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 ==Geography==
 According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|18.71|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="census"/>
+The highest point in Illinois, [[Charles Mound]] ({{convert|1,235|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}), is located in Scales Mount Township.
 ===Cities, towns, villages===
 * [[Scales Mound, Illinois|Scales Mound]]
-===Adjacent townships===
-* [[Apple River Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Apple River Township]] (east)
-* [[Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Thompson Township]] (southeast)
-* [[Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Guilford Township]] (southwest)
-* [[Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Council Hill Township]] (west)
 === Cemeteries ===
-The township contains these two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.
+The township contains two cemeteries: Citizens and Holy Trinity.
+==Demographics==
+{{US Census population
+|estyear=2016
+|estimate=600
+|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
+|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
+}}
 ==School districts==
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 {{reflist}}
 * {{cite gnis|0429719|Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|2010-01-17}}
-* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2007/tgrshp2007.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
-* [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ United States National Atlas]
 ==External links==
 * [http://www.jodaviess.org/ Jo Daviess County official site]
 * [http://www.city-data.com/township/Scales-Mound-Jo-Daviess-IL.html City-Data.com]
-* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/jodaviess.html Illinois State Archives]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516084518/http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/jodaviess.html Illinois State Archives]
 * [http://www.toi.org/ Township Officials of Illinois]
+{{Geographic Location
+|state     = expanded
+|Center    = Scales Mound Township
+|North     = [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette County]] in [[Wisconsin]]
+|West      = [[Council Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Council Hill Township]]
+|East      = [[Apple River Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Apple River Township]]
+|South     = [[Guilford Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Guilford Township]]
+|Southeast = [[Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Thompson Township]]
+}}
 {{Jo Daviess County, Illinois}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois]]

v t e 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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