Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois

Elk Prairie Township
Elk Prairie Township
	Township
	Location in Jefferson County
	Jefferson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 38°10′N88°59′W / 38.167°N 88.983°W Coordinates: 38°10′N88°59′W / 38.167°N 88.983°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.66 sq mi (94.9 km2)
• Land	27.47 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Water	9.19 sq mi (23.8 km2) 25.07%
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	725
• Density	26.4/sq mi (10.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62816, 62846, 62883, 62894
FIPS code	17-081-23334

Last updated April 10, 2020

Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 725 and it contained 350 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.66 square miles (94.9 km²), of which 27.47 square miles (71.1 km²) (or 74.93%) is land and 9.19 square miles (23.8 km²) (or 25.07%) is water.^[2] The township is centered at 38°10'N 88°59'W (38.170,-88.987).

Cities, towns, villages

Nason
Waltonville (southeast quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Dareville at 38°11′53″N88°58′34″W / 38.198°N 88.976°W / 38.198; -88.976

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

Extinct towns

Fitzgerrell at 38°08′17″N89°00′50″W / 38.138°N 89.014°W / 38.138; -89.014

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Adjacent townships

McClellan Township (north)
Dodds Township (northeast)
Spring Garden Township (east)
Ewing Township, Franklin County (southeast)
Barren Township, Franklin County (south)
Goode Township, Franklin County (southwest)
Bald Hill Township (west)
Blissville Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Abner, Clampet, Mason and Old Baptist.

Major highways

Illinois Route 148

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	725	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Waltonville Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

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

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[USCensusEst2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[census-2] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Centralia‡ Mount Vernon Nason	Map of Illinois highlighting Jefferson County
Villages	Belle Rive Bluford Bonnie Dix Ina Waltonville Woodlawn
Townships	Bald Hill Blissville Casner Dodds Elk Prairie Farrington Field Grand Prairie McClellan Moore's Prairie Mt. Vernon Pendleton Rome Shiloh Spring Garden Webber
CDP	Opdyke
Other unincorporated communities	Bakerville Camp Ground Dareville Divide Drivers Harmony Roaches Scheller Spring Garden Texico Williamsburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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