Ridott Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 1,451 and it contained 612 housing units. The villages of Ridott and German Valley are located in this township.

Ridott Township was named for an early settler.

Ridott Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Geography

Ridott is Townships 26 and 27 (part) North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

Ridott Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

Ridott Township, Stephenson County, Illinois

Stagecoach inns

Hunt's Tavern was built after 1842 by Thomas Hunt from Nottingham, England, along the Old State Road number 2, now U.S. Route 20. Frink, Walker & Company stage line, Chicago to Galena, used this road 1839 to 1854. The stone tavern burned in 1914.

Demographics

References

External links

City-data.com

Stephenson County official website

Townships in Stephenson County, Illinois

Townships in Illinois