Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Murphysboro Township
Township
Location in Jackson County
Jackson County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 37°44′14″N 89°19′34″W / 37.73722°N 89.32611°W / 37.73722; -89.32611Coordinates: 37°44′14″N 89°19′34″W / 37.73722°N 89.32611°W / 37.73722; -89.32611
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.04 sq mi (95.9 km²)
• Land	36.28 sq mi (94.0 km²)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (2.0 km²) 2.05%
Elevation	509 ft (155 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)^[1]	10,202
• Density	291.2/sq mi (112.4/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62901, 62966
FIPS code	17-077-51466

Murphysboro Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,563 and it contained 5,174 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.04 square miles (95.9 km²), of which 36.28 square miles (94.0 km²) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.76 square miles (2.0 km²) (or 2.05%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Carbondale (west edge)
Murphysboro (south three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Mount Carbon at 37°45′07″N 89°19′16″W / 37.751995°N 89.321199°W / 37.751995; -89.321199
Poplar Ridge at 37°42′01″N 89°22′14″W / 37.700328°N 89.370646°W / 37.700328; -89.370646
Texas Junction at 37°45′35″N 89°19′24″W / 37.759773°N 89.323422°W / 37.759773; -89.323422

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

Adjacent townships

Somerset Township (north)
DeSoto Township (northeast)
Carbondale Township (east)
Makanda Township (southeast)
Pomona Township (south)
Sand Ridge Township (west)
Levan Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twelve cemeteries: Bostick, Hall, Hiller-Crab Orchard, Mount Carbon, Mount Pleasant, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro City, Pleasant Grove Memorial, Poplar Ridge, Saint Andrews, Tower Grove and Worthen.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital Heliport

Lakes

Browns Lake
Carbon Lake
Country Club Lake

Landmarks

Lake Murphysboro State Park (southeast edge)
Riverside Park

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	10,202	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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

References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
Cities	Ava Carbondale Grand Tower Murphysboro
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 Matthews Junction‡ Mount Carbon Neunert Oraville Pomona Poplar Ridge Raddle Reeds Station Sand Ridge Sato Stone Fort Ward
Ghost town	Brownsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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