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Levan Township, Jackson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
183 m

Local time
  
Thursday 7:56 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1884

ZIP codes
  
62907, 62966

Area
  
95.23 km²

Population
  
850 (2010)

Levan Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Weather
  
-4°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 77% Humidity

Levan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 850 and it contained 365 housing units.

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Map of Levan Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.77 square miles (95.2 km2), of which 33.36 square miles (86.4 km2) (or 90.73%) is land and 3.41 square miles (8.8 km2) (or 9.27%) is water.

Adjacent townships

  • Ora Township (north)
  • Vergennes Township (northeast)
  • Somerset Township (east)
  • Murphysboro Township (southeast)
  • Sand Ridge Township (south)
  • Fountain Bluff Township (southwest)
  • Kinkaid Township (west)
  • Bradley Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Bartlett and Lone Oak.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 149

    • Landmarks

  • Lake Murphysboro State Park (northwest half)

    • School districts

  • Elverado Community Unit School District 196
  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
  • Trico Community Unit School District 176

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Levan Township, Jackson County, Illinois Wikipedia
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