Rivoli Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,142 and it contained 516 housing units. Rivoli Township changed its name from North Pope Township sometime before 1921.
Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Demographics
Notable people Juanita Breckenridge Bates, born in Hopewell, Rivoli Township in 1860. Alson Streeter (1823-1901), politician and third-party presidential candidate. He resided in Rivoli Township and represented the township on the Mercer County Board of Supervisors.Alson J. Streeter: An Agrarian Liberal by Alfred W. Newcombe, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Dec. 1945), pp. 414-445 Published by: University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Illinois State Historical Society Stable URL:
References
External links City-data.com Illinois State Archives