Levan Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Levan Township

Township

Location in Jackson County

Jackson County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 37°49′03″N 89°25′51″W﻿ / ﻿37.81750°N 89.43083°W﻿ / 37.81750; -89.43083
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Jackson
Established| November 4, 1884
Area

• Total| 36.77 sq mi (95.2 km2)
• Land| 33.36 sq mi (86.4 km2)
• Water| 3.41 sq mi (8.8 km2)  9.27%
Elevation

| 600 ft (183 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 824
• Density| 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62907, 62966

FIPS code| 17-077-42990

Levan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 850 and it contained 365 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.77 square miles (95.2 km2), of which 33.36 square miles (86.4 km2) (or 90.73%) is land and 3.41 square miles (8.8 km2) (or 9.27%) is water.[2]

### Adjacent townships

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* Ora Township (north)
* Vergennes Township (northeast)
* Somerset Township (east)
* Murphysboro Township (southeast)
* Sand Ridge Township (south)
* Fountain Bluff Township (southwest)
* Kinkaid Township (west)
* Bradley Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Bartlett and Lone Oak.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 149

### Landmarks

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* Lake Murphysboro State Park (northwest half)

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 824| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Elverado Community Unit School District 196
* Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
* Trico Community Unit School District 176

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "Levan 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

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Murphysboro

Cities|

* Ava
* Carbondale‡
* Grand Tower
* Murphysboro

Map of Illinois highlighting Jackson County

Villages|

* Campbell Hill
* De Soto
* Dowell
* Elkville
* Gorham
* Makanda
* Vergennes

Townships|

* Bradley
* Carbondale
* Degognia
* DeSoto
* Elk
* Fountain Bluff
* Grand Tower
* Kinkaid
* Levan
* Makanda
* Murphysboro
* Ora
* Pomona
* Sand Ridge
* Somerset
* Vergennes

CDP|

* Harrison

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Boskydell
* Cora
* Crain
* Degognia
* Dry Hill
* Etherton
* Glenn
* Grimsby
* Hallidayboro
* Howardton
* Jacob
* Jones Ridge
* Mount Carbon
* Neunert
* Oraville
* Pomona
* Raddle
* Reeds Station
* Sand Ridge
* Sato
* West Point

Ghost town|

* Brownsville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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