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Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jefferson

GNIS feature ID
  
0429066

Area
  
93.99 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 3:05 AM

State
  
Illinois

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
162 m

Population
  
909 (2010)

Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
62801, 62830, 62877, 62893, 62898

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 62% Humidity

Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 909 and it contained 391 housing units.

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Map of Grand Prairie Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township (T1S R1E) has a total area of 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.18 square miles (93.7 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Centralia (south edge)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Baldwin Heights at 38.450°N 89.145°W / 38.450; -89.145
  • Cravat at 38.424°N 89.093°W / 38.424; -89.093

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Centralia Township, Marion County (north)
  • Raccoon Township, Marion County (northeast)
  • Rome Township (east)
  • Shiloh Township (southeast)
  • Casner Township (south)
  • Richview Township, Washington County (southwest)
  • Irvington Township, Washington County (west)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Fouts, Gaston, Gilead and Piskey.

    Major highways

  • Interstate 64
  • U.S. Route 51

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Prairie Airport

    • Lakes

  • Superior Lake

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Wikipedia
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