Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
37°48′35″N 89°19′23″W / 37.80972°N 89.32306°W / 37.80972; -89.32306 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62924, 62932, 62966, 62994
Somerset Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,205 and it contained 1,886 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.63 square miles (97.5 km2), of which 37.13 square miles (96.2 km2) (or 98.67%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.30%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Murphysboro (north quarter)
Unincorporated towns
- Harrison at 37°47′48″N 89°20′13″W / 37.796718°N 89.337033°W / 37.796718; -89.337033
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Vergennes Township (north)
- Elk Township (northeast)
- DeSoto Township (east)
- Carbondale Township (southeast)
- Murphysboro Township (south)
- Sand Ridge Township (southwest)
- Levan Township (west)
- Ora Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.
Major highways
Landmarks
- Lake Murphysboro State Park (east quarter)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 4,075 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
- Elverado Community Unit School District 196
- Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Political districts
- Illinois' 12th congressional district
- State House District 115
- State Senate District 58
References
- "Somerset 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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unincorporated
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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