Rice Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 338 and it contained 268 housing units. It was formed as Washington Township from East Galena Township on February 22, 1859; its name changed to Rice Township on June 16, 1859.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77 km), of which 24.4 square miles (63 km) (or 82.15%) is land and 5.3 square miles (14 km) (or 17.85%) is water.

Cemeteries

The township contains Prospect Hill Methodist Episcopalian Cemetery.

Airports and landing strips

• Merkle Engineers Airport

Landmarks and recreation

• Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort
• Spratts Lake

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	323
U.S. Decennial Census

School districts

• Galena Unit School District 120
• River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

Political districts

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