Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Jamaica Township
—  Township  —
Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Illinois
County Vermilion
Created 1899
Area
 • Total 31.29 sq mi (81.03 km2)
 • Land 31.09 sq mi (80.52 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.51 km2)  0.63%
Elevation 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 206
 • Density 6.6/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 0429180

Jamaica Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 206.[1]

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History

Jamaica Township was created from portions of Catlin, Sidell, Carroll, and Vance Townships. The petition was filed in 1897, but the township wasn't approved until 1899 after a lengthy court battle, partly due to the excellent farmland in the area. The township was originally called Kingsley after a local chapel.[2]

Geography

Jamaica Township covers an area of 31.29 square miles (81.0 km2); of this, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) or 0.63 percent is water. The stream of Jordan Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc.. pp. 22. 

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Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Cities
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Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes

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