Elsah Township, Jersey County, Illinois
Township in Illinois, United States
38°57′49″N 90°19′38″W / 38.96361°N 90.32722°W / 38.96361; -90.32722 (2010)
(2016)[1]
62022, 62028, 62035, 62037
Elsah Township is one of eleven townships in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,462 and it contained 1,027 housing units.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.42 square miles (68.4 km2), of which 23.79 square miles (61.6 km2) (or 90.05%) is land and 2.63 square miles (6.8 km2) (or 9.95%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Elsah
Unincorporated towns
- Beltrees
- Chautauqua
- Lockhaven
Adjacent townships
- Mississippi Township (north)
- Godfrey Township, Madison County (east)
- Quarry Township (west)
- Otter Creek Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Elsah, Saint Michaels and Wendle.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2016 (est.) | 2,319 | [1] | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] |
School districts
Political districts
- Illinois's 19th congressional district
- State House District 97
- State House District 111
- State Senate District 49
- State Senate District 56
References
- "Elsah Township, Jersey County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives
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Municipalities and communities of Jersey County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jerseyville
communities
‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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