Quarry Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°59′08″N 90°28′34″W / 38.98556°N 90.47611°W / 38.98556; -90.47611CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJerseyEstablishedNovember 5, 1878Area

• Total23.14 sq mi (59.9 km²) • Land20.42 sq mi (52.9 km²) • Water2.72 sq mi (7.0 km²) 11.75%Elevation

794 ft (242 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

1,111 • Density57.5/sq mi (22.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62028, 62031, 62037

FIPS code17-083-62354

Quarry Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,174 and it contained 610 housing units.^[2]

History

The name of Quarry Township was changed from Grafton Township on April 1, 1880.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.14 square miles (59.9 km²), of which 20.42 square miles (52.9 km²) (or 88.25%) is land and 2.72 square miles (7.0 km²) (or 11.75%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Grafton

Adjacent townships

Otter Creek Township (northeast)
Elsah Township (east)
Rosedale Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Hartford and Scenic Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Department of Corrections heliport

Rivers

Illinois River

Lakes

Gilbert Lake
Lower Stump Lake

Landmarks

Pere Marquette State Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	1,111	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district
State House District 97
State Senate District 49

References

"Quarry 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.