Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Jersey Township
—  Township  —
Location in Jersey County
Jersey County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°08′48″N 90°18′15″W / 39.14667°N 90.30417°W / 39.14667; -90.30417Coordinates: 39°08′48″N 90°18′15″W / 39.14667°N 90.30417°W / 39.14667; -90.30417
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jersey
Established	November 5, 1878
Area
- Total	46.94 sq mi (121.56 km2)
- Land	46.91 sq mi (121.51 km2)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.05%
Elevation	581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,496
- Density	202.4/sq mi (78.1/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62052, 62054
GNIS feature ID	0429184

Jersey Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,496.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Jersey Township covers an area of 46.94 square miles (121.6 km²); of this, 46.91 square miles (121.5 km²) (99.96 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.05 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Jerseyville

Adjacent townships

• Rockbridge Township, Greene County (northeast)
• Ruyle Township (northeast)
• Fidelity Township (east)
• Piasa Township (southeast)
• Mississippi Township (south)
• Otter Creek Township (southwest)
• English Township (west)
• Kane Township, Greene County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Keller, Oak Grove and Saint Francis Xavier.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 67
• Illinois Route 16
• Illinois Route 109

Airports and landing strips

• Jersey Community Hospital heliport
• Jerseyville Aviation Airport

Landmarks

• American Legion Fairgrounds

School districts

• Jersey Community Unit School District 100
• Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 97
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429184. Retrieved 2010-01-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives