Rockvale Township

Rockvale Township is located in , . As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,770 and it contained 804 housing units.
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  • Type: Locality with 1,740 residents
  • Description: township of Illinois
  • Also known as: “Rockvale Township, Illinois” and “Township of Rockvale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eagle’s Nest Art Colony and Byron Nuclear Generating Station.

College
The Eagle's Nest Art Colony, the site known in more modern times as the Lorado Taft Field Campus, was founded in 1898 by American sculptor Lorado Taft on the bluffs flanking the east bank of the Rock River, overlooking . is situated 2½ miles south of Rockvale Township.

Power station
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The Byron Clean Energy Center is a nuclear power plant located in , 2 miles east of the Rock River. The reactor buildings were constructed by Commonwealth Edison and house two Westinghouse Four-Loop pressurized water reactors, Unit 1 and Unit 2, which began operation in September 1985 and August 1987 respectively. is situated 2½ miles east of Rockvale Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oregon.

Town
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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 3,604. is situated 4 miles south of Rockvale Township.

Rockvale Township

Latitude
42.0725° or 42° 4′ 21″ north
Longitude
-89.3352° or 89° 20′ 7″ west
Population
1,740
Elevation
738 feet (225 metres)
Open location code
86JG3MF7+2W
Geo­Names ID
4907995
Wiki­data ID
Q987927
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Rockvale Township” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rockvale udalerria, Ogle konderria (Illinois)”
  • Basque: “Rockvale udalerria, Ogle konderria”
  • Chinese: “羅克瓦爾鎮區 (伊利諾伊州奧格爾縣)”
  • Chinese: “羅克瓦爾鎮區”
  • French: “Rockvale Township”
  • German: “Rockvale Township”
  • Spanish: “Municipio de Rockvale”
  • Urdu: “راکویل ٹاؤن شپ، اوگل کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “راکویل ٹاؤن شپ”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Rockvale, Quận Ogle, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Xã Rockvale”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Silver Ridge Golf Course and Leaf River.

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