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Quarry Township, Jersey County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jersey

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
242 m

Local time
  
Monday 8:36 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 5, 1878

ZIP codes
  
62028, 62031, 62037

Area
  
59.93 km²

Population
  
1,174 (2010)

Quarry Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Weather
  
19°C, Wind NE at 21 km/h, 55% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Grafton Zipline, Raging Rivers WaterPark, McAdams Peak

Quarry Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,174 and it contained 610 housing units.

Contents

Map of Quarry Township, IL 62037, USA

History

The name of Quarry Township was changed from Grafton Township on April 1, 1880.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.14 square miles (59.9 km2), of which 20.42 square miles (52.9 km2) (or 88.25%) is land and 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2) (or 11.75%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Grafton

    • Adjacent townships

  • Otter Creek Township (northeast)
  • Elsah Township (east)
  • Rosedale Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these two cemeteries: Hartford and Scenic Hill.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 3
  • Illinois Route 100

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Department of Corrections heliport

    • Rivers

  • Illinois River

    • Lakes

  • Gilbert Lake
  • Lower Stump Lake

    • Landmarks

  • Pere Marquette State Park

    • School districts

  • Jersey Community Unit School District 100

    • Political districts

  • Illinois' 17th congressional district
  • State House District 97
  • State Senate District 49

    • References

    Quarry Township, Jersey County, Illinois Wikipedia
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