Roscoe Township, Illinois

Roscoe Township
Township
Location in Winnebago County
Coordinates: 42°26′57″N 88°59′38″W / 42.44917°N 88.99389°W / 42.44917; -88.99389
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWinnebago
EstablishedNovember 6, 1849 (1849-11-06)
Government
  SupervisorBob Nowicki
Area
  Total
31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2)
  Land30.69 sq mi (79.5 km2)
  Water0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.85%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Estimate 
(2016)
19,225
  Density641.8/sq mi (247.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-201-65624

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.

Roscoe Township was named for William Roscoe, an English historian.