Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

37°49′26″N 89°32′49″W / 37.82389°N 89.54694°W / 37.82389; -89.54694CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJacksonEstablishedNovember 4, 1884Area

• Total36.33 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Land35.58 sq mi (92.2 km²) • Water0.75 sq mi (1.9 km²) 2.06%Elevation

594 ft (181 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

467 • Density13.7/sq mi (5.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62280, 62907, 62950

FIPS code17-077-40104

Kinkaid Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 486 and it contained 227 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.33 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 35.58 square miles (92.2 km²) (or 97.94%) is land and 0.75 square miles (1.9 km²) (or 2.06%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Crain at 37°46′48″N 89°30′28″W / 37.780051°N 89.507874°W / 37.780051; -89.507874
Dry Hill at 37°49′02″N 89°33′12″W / 37.817274°N 89.553431°W / 37.817274; -89.553431
Glenn at 37°48′13″N 89°34′50″W / 37.803663°N 89.580655°W / 37.803663; -89.580655

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these Eight cemeteries: Bower, Glenn, Jones, Lee, McBride, McCormick, Talbott and Wilson.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	467	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

Illinois' 12th congressional district
State House District 115
State Senate District 58

References

"Kinkaid 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.