Country United States County Vermilion Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 206 m Population 202 (2010) | State Illinois Created 1899 GNIS feature ID 0429180 Area 81.12 km² Local time Saturday 1:08 PM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 27 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Jamaica Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 202 and it contained 87 housing units.
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Map of Jamaica Township, IL, USA
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. Rob Weller lived there for 20 years. Later, local W. T. Baird suggested changing the name for Jamaica, Queens, a borough of New York City, which was named for a northeastern Algonquin Indian tribe.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.32 square miles (81.1 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.23%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.77%) is water. The stream of Jordan Creek runs through this township.