Roscoe Township, Winnebago County, Illinois Explained

Unit Pref:Imperial
Settlement Type:Township
Official Name:Roscoe Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Winnebago
Leader Title:Supervisor
Leader Name:Bob Nowicki
Established Title:Established
Area Total Sq Mi:31.27
Area Land Sq Mi:30.69
Area Water Sq Mi:0.58
Area Water Percent:1.85
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Sq Mi:641.8
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:42.4492°N -88.9939°W
Elevation Ft:778
Footnotes:[1]
Pop Est As Of:2016
Pop Est Footnotes:[2]
Population Est:19225
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-201-65624

Roscoe Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,694 and it contained 7,497 housing units.[3]

Roscoe Township was named for William Roscoe, an English historian.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.15%) is land and (or 1.85%) is water.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Name Index to Illinois Local Governments. Illinois Regional Archives Depository System. Illinois State Archives. Illinois Secretary of State. 19 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Unit Estimates. June 9, 2017.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201437/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17201 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-28.
  4. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 119.