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Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jersey

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
184 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:03 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 5, 1878

ZIP codes
  
62031, 62037

Area
  
83.19 km²

Population
  
456 (2010)

Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois

Weather
  
10°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 27% Humidity

Rosedale Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 456 and it contained 295 housing units.

Contents

Map of Rosedale Township, IL, USA

History

The name of Rosedale Township was changed from Illinois Township on June 7, 1882.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.12 square miles (83.2 km2), of which 30.25 square miles (78.3 km2) (or 94.18%) is land and 1.87 square miles (4.8 km2) (or 5.82%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Democrat Spring
  • Nutwood
  • Rosedale
  • Adjacent townships

  • Richwood Township (north)
  • English Township (northeast)
  • Otter Creek Township (east)
  • Quarry Township (southeast)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains two active cemeteries, Meadow Branch and Rosedale, as well as several that are inactive.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 100
  • Rivers

  • Illinois River
  • Lakes

  • Beaver Lake
  • Deep Lake
  • Eagle Lake
  • Flat Lake
  • Fowler Lake
  • Upper Flat 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

    Rosedale Township, Jersey County, Illinois Wikipedia