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Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
155 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:12 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1884

ZIP codes
  
62901, 62966

Area
  
95.93 km²

Population
  
10,563 (2010)

Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 47% Humidity

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.

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Map of Murphysboro Township, IL, USA

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.

Cities, towns, villages

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

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Mount Carbon at 37.751995°N 89.321199°W / 37.751995; -89.321199
  • Poplar Ridge at 37.700328°N 89.370646°W / 37.700328; -89.370646
  • Texas Junction at 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

  • Illinois Route 13
  • Illinois Route 127
  • Illinois Route 149

    • 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

    • School districts

  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Murphysboro Township, Jackson County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA