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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 | |
| 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) | |
| 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]
Ridott 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
Hunt'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]
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