Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Thompson Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 841 and it contained 1,036 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.81 sqmi, of which 36.15 sqmi (or 98.21%) is land and 0.66 sqmi (or 1.79%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Unincorporated community of Schapville

Cemeteries
The township contains:
 * Schapville Presbyterian Cemetery, within Schapville
 * Thompson Cemetery, rural area south of Townsend Road, just east of where the Apple River crosses Townsend Road

Airports and landing strips

 * Apple Canyon Lake Airport (historical)

School districts

 * River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
 * Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211
 * Stockton Community Unit School District 206
 * Warren Community Unit School District 205

Political districts

 * Illinois' 17th congressional district
 * State House District 89
 * State Senate District 45