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Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jersey

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
201 m

Population
  
2,041 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 5, 1878

ZIP codes
  
62022, 62035, 62052

Area
  
94.15 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:26 AM

Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 85% Humidity

Mississippi Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,041 and it contained 804 housing units.

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Map of Mississippi, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.35 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.3 square miles (94 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Delhi
  • Dow
  • East Newbern
  • McClusky
  • New Delhi
  • Newbern
  • Adjacent townships

  • Jersey Township (north)
  • Fidelity Township (northeast)
  • Piasa Township (east)
  • Godfrey Township, Madison County (southeast)
  • Elsah Township (south)
  • Otter Creek Township (west)
  • English Township (northwest)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Bethel, Lamb Memorial, Lurton, Newbern and Van Horn.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 67
  • Illinois Route 3
  • Illinois Route 109
  • Airports and landing strips

  • William E Koenig Airport
  • School districts

  • Jersey Community Unit School District 100
  • Political districts

  • Illinois' 19th congressional district
  • State House District 97
  • State Senate District 49
  • References

    Mississippi Township, Jersey County, Illinois Wikipedia