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Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

38°21′N 88°52′W / 38.350°N 88.867°W / 38.350; -88.867CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyJeffersonArea

• Total37.21 sq mi (96.4 km²) • Land36.95 sq mi (95.7 km²) • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²) 0.70%Elevation

528 ft (161 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

13,216 • Density362/sq mi (140/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

62864, 62872

FIPS code17-081-51193

Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,374 and it contained 6,422 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.21 square miles (96.4 km²), of which 36.95 square miles (95.7 km²) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.70%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°52′W (38.349,-88.859). It is traversed north–south by State Route 37, east–west by State Route 15, and diagonally across its southwest corner by State Route 142.

Cities, towns, villages

Mount Vernon

Unincorporated towns

Camp Ground at 38°20′20″N 88°50′10″W / 38.339°N 88.836°W / 38.339; -88.836
Idlewood at 38°22′48″N 88°55′20″W / 38.380°N 88.9223°W / 38.380; -88.9223
Summersville at 38°19′41″N 88°52′01″W / 38.328°N 88.867°W / 38.328; -88.867

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

Adjacent townships

Field Township (north)
Farrington Township (northeast)
Webber Township (east)
Pendleton Township (southeast)
Dodds Township (south)
Shiloh Township (west)
Rome Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Atkinson, East Salem, Etheridge Farm, Hopewell, Oakwood, Old Union, Saint Mary's, Sursa and Williams.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Good Samaritan Regional Health Care Center Heliport
Mount Vernon/Outland Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	13,216	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 107
State Senate District 54

References

"Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson 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.