Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
37°44′41″N 89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W / 37.74472; -89.53611 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62907, 62940, 62942, 62950
Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 208 and it contained 110 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km2), of which 29.95 square miles (77.6 km2) (or 96.21%) is land and 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) (or 3.79%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Jacob at 37°44′42″N 89°32′13″W / 37.745051°N 89.537042°W / 37.745051; -89.537042
- Neunert at 37°43′22″N 89°32′44″W / 37.722829°N 89.545654°W / 37.722829; -89.545654
- Raddle at 37°46′44″N 89°35′12″W / 37.778940°N 89.586766°W / 37.778940; -89.586766
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Kinkaid Township (north)
- Levan Township (northeast)
- Sand Ridge Township (east)
- Grand Tower Township (southeast)
- Degognia Township (northwest)
- Gorham
Cemeteries
The township contains Neunert Cemetery. Goodbread Cemetery. Boone Cemetery.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 203 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
- Trico Community Unit School District 176
Political districts
- Illinois' 12th congressional district
- State House District 115
- State Senate District 58
References
- "Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
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- Bradley
- Carbondale
- Degognia
- DeSoto
- Elk
- Fountain Bluff
- Grand Tower
- Kinkaid
- Levan
- Makanda
- Murphysboro
- Ora
- Pomona
- Sand Ridge
- Somerset
- Vergennes
unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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