Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
39°02′28″N 90°18′38″W / 39.04111°N 90.31056°W / 39.04111; -90.31056 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62022, 62035, 62052
Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Jersey Township (north)
- Fidelity Township (northeast)
- Piasa Township (east)
- Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
- Elsah Township (south)
- Otter Creek Township (west)
- English Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- William E Koenig Airport
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 1,919 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
Political districts
- Illinois' 19th congressional district
- State House District 97
- State Senate District 49
References
- "Mississippi Township, Jersey 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 Jersey County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jerseyville
communities
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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