Derinda Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 321 and it contained 176 housing units.

Derinda Township was named in the 1850s for Derinda Barr, the wife of an early settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.02 square miles (95.9 km), of which 36.96 square miles (95.7 km) (or 99.84%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) (or 0.16%) is water.

Adjacent townships

• Woodbine Township (north)
• Stockton Township (northeast)
• Pleasant Valley Township (east)
• Woodland Township, Carroll County (southeast)
• Washington Township, Carroll County (south)
• Hanover Township (west)
• Elizabeth Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries, Albright/Fehler, Massbach/St. John's Evangelical Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran/Derinda Center, and Morrison/Derinda Methodist.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	308
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
• Stockton Community Unit School District 206
• West Carroll Community Unit School District 314

Political districts

• Illinois' 16th congressional district
• State House District 89
• State Senate District 45