Spring Garden Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Spring Garden Township

Township

Location in Jefferson County

Jefferson County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 38°10′N 88°53′W﻿ / ﻿38.167°N 88.883°W﻿ / 38.167; -88.883
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Jefferson
Area

• Total| 38.09 sq mi (98.7 km2)
• Land| 36.71 sq mi (95.1 km2)
• Water| 1.38 sq mi (3.6 km2)  3.62%
Elevation

| 486 ft (148 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 3,286
• Density| 90.1/sq mi (34.8/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62810, 62816, 62836, 62846, 62864

FIPS code| 17-081-72039

Spring Garden Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,307 and it contained 649 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.09 square miles (98.7 km2), of which 36.71 square miles (95.1 km2) (or 96.38%) is land and 1.38 square miles (3.6 km2) (or 3.62%) is water.[2] The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°53'W (38.174,-88.877). It is traversed north–south by Interstate Route 57 and State Route 37.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bonnie
* Ina

### Unincorporated towns

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* Spring Garden at 38°09′47″N 88°51′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.163°N 88.856°W﻿ / 38.163; -88.856

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Dodds Township (north)
* Pendleton Township (northeast)
* Moore's Prairie Township (east)
* Northern Township, Franklin County (southeast)
* Ewing Township, Franklin County (south)
* Barren Township, Franklin County (southwest)
* Elk Prairie Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these seven cemeteries: Carroll, Fitzgerrell, Hope, Kirk, Knowles, Round Knob and Smith.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 57

### Landmarks

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* Holiness Camp

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 3,286| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## Political districts

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* Illinois's 19th congressional district
* State House District 107
* State Senate District 54

## References

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* "Spring Garden Township, Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

Cities|

* Centralia‡
* Mount Vernon
* Nason

Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County

Villages|

* Belle Rive
* Bluford
* Bonnie
* Dix
* Ina
* Waltonville
* Woodlawn

Townships|

* Bald Hill
* Blissville
* Casner
* Dodds
* Elk Prairie
* Farrington
* Field
* Grand Prairie
* McClellan
* Moore's Prairie
* Mt. Vernon
* Pendleton
* Rome
* Shiloh
* Spring Garden
* Webber

CDP|

* Opdyke

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Bakerville
* Camp Ground
* Dareville
* Divide
* Drivers
* Harmony
* Roaches
* Scheller
* Spring Garden
* Texico
* Williamsburg

Footnotes|

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

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