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Rockford Township is located in Winnebago County
Winnebago County, Illinois

Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 278,418. Its county seat is Rockford, Illinois, Illinois....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, USA. The population was 178,853 at the 2000 census. It is the largest township, in terms of area, in Illinois. The city of Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, along with the villages of Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley, Illinois

The village of Cherry Valley, Illinois is a small community located on the south east side of Rockford, Illinois in the Kishwaukee River valley in Winnebago County, Illinois and Boone County, Illinois....
 and New Milford are all located in Rockford Township.
ship government for Winnebago County was formed on November 6, 1849. The township government didn't become effective until the next year on April 1, 1850.






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Rockford Township is located in Winnebago County
Winnebago County, Illinois

Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 278,418. Its county seat is Rockford, Illinois, Illinois....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
, USA. The population was 178,853 at the 2000 census. It is the largest township, in terms of area, in Illinois. The city of Rockford
Rockford, Illinois

Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States....
, along with the villages of Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley, Illinois

The village of Cherry Valley, Illinois is a small community located on the south east side of Rockford, Illinois in the Kishwaukee River valley in Winnebago County, Illinois and Boone County, Illinois....
 and New Milford are all located in Rockford Township.

History

Township government for Winnebago County was formed on November 6, 1849. The township government didn't become effective until the next year on April 1, 1850. Rockford Township would later annex two of the original sixteen townships of the county. On May 1, 1916, New Milford Township annexation was approved, followed by Guilford Township in 1929.

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