| Rose Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.3914°N -88.8619°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelby |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | November 8, 1859 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Elevation Ft: | 584 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 1810 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.1 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | XXXXX |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-173-65637 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Rose Township is located in Shelby County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,848 and it contained 818 housing units.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.72%) is land and (or 0.25%) is water.[2]
In this county is the historic church, St. Georges Cathedral, founded in 1852. Being one of the oldest churches in the United States, St. Georges is being well kept, and they now only have services on important holidays.