Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

39°08′48″N 90°18′15″W / 39.14667°N 90.30417°W / 39.14667; -90.30417CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total47.02 sq mi (121.8 km²) • Land47 sq mi (120 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) 0.04%Elevation

581 ft (177 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

9,948 • Density216.3/sq mi (83.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62052, 62054

FIPS code17-083-38401

Jersey Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,165 and it contained 4,398 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.02 square miles (121.8 km²), of which 47 square miles (120 km²) (or 99.96%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.04%) is water.^[2]

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

Airports and landing strips

Jersey Community Hospital heliport
Jerseyville Aviation Airport

Landmarks

American Legion Fairgrounds

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	10,165		—
2016 (est.)	9,948	^[1]	−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

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

Political districts

Illinois's 13th congressional district
State House District 100
State Senate District 50

References

"Jersey 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.