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Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Jackson

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Area
  
97.46 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 9:19 AM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 4, 1884

Elevation
  
124 m

Population
  
4,205 (2010)

Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois

ZIP codes
  
62924, 62932, 62966, 62994

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 89% Humidity

Somerset Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,205 and it contained 1,886 housing units.

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Map of Somerset Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.63 square miles (97.5 km2), of which 37.13 square miles (96.2 km2) (or 98.67%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.30%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Murphysboro (north quarter)

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Harrison at 37.796718°N 89.337033°W / 37.796718; -89.337033

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Vergennes Township (north)
  • Elk Township (northeast)
  • DeSoto Township (east)
  • Carbondale Township (southeast)
  • Murphysboro Township (south)
  • Sand Ridge Township (southwest)
  • Levan Township (west)
  • Ora Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains these four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.

    Major highways

  • Illinois Route 13
  • Illinois Route 149

    • Landmarks

  • Lake Murphysboro State Park (east quarter)

    • School districts

  • Elverado Community Unit School District 196
  • Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

    • Political districts

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

    • References

    Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois Wikipedia
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