Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Mississippi Township

Township

Location in Jersey County

Jersey County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°02′28″N 90°18′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.04111°N 90.31056°W﻿ / 39.04111; -90.31056
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Jersey
Established| November 5, 1878
Area

• Total

| 36.35 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Land| 36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
• Water| 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation

| 659 ft (201 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 1,919
• Density| 56.2/sq mi (21.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62022, 62035, 62052

FIPS code| 17-083-49672

Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Delhi
* Dow
* East Newbern
* McClusky
* New Delhi
* Newbern

### Adjacent townships

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* Jersey Township (north)
* Fidelity Township (northeast)
* Piasa Township (east)
* Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
* Elsah Township (south)
* Otter Creek Township (west)
* English Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 67
* Illinois Route 3
* Illinois Route 109

### Airports and landing strips

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* William E Koenig Airport

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 1,919| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Jersey Community Unit School District 100

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "Mississippi 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

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 Jersey County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Jerseyville

Cities|

* Grafton
* Jerseyville

Map of Illinois highlighting Jersey County

Town|

* Otterville

Villages|

* Brighton‡
* Elsah
* Fidelity
* Fieldon

Townships|

* Elsah
* English
* Fidelity
* Jersey
* Mississippi
* Otter Creek
* Piasa
* Quarry
* Richwood
* Rosedale
* Ruyle

Unincorporated
communities|

* Beltrees
* Chautauqua
* Delhi
* Dow
* East Newbern
* Kemper
* Lake Piasa
* Lockhaven
* McClusky
* New Delhi
* Newbern
* Nutwood
* Reardon
* Reddish
* Rosedale
* Spankey

Footnotes|

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

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