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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jersey

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
180 m

Population
  
3,376 (2010)

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 5, 1878

ZIP codes
  
62012, 62035, 62052

Area
  
93.5 km²

Local time
  
Friday 2:34 AM

Piasa Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 96% Humidity

Piasa Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,376 and it contained 1,321 housing units.

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Map of Piasa Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.70%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Brighton (western portion)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Lake Piasa

    • Adjacent townships

  • Fidelity Township (north)
  • Shipman Township, Macoupin County (northeast)
  • Brighton Township, Macoupin County (east)
  • Foster Township, Madison County (southeast)
  • Godfrey Township, Madison County (south)
  • Mississippi Township (west)
  • Jersey Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these five cemeteries: Botts, Edwards, Eldridge, Marston and Saint Alphonsus.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 67
  • Illinois Route 267/111

    • Lakes

  • Thunderbird Lake

    • School districts

  • Jersey Community Unit School District 100
  • Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Piasa Township, Jersey County, Illinois Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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