Degognia Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Degognia Township
Degognia Township
	Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°49′N89°38′W / 37.817°N 89.633°W Coordinates: 37°49′N89°38′W / 37.817°N 89.633°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	30.64 sq mi (79.4 km2)
• Land	29.53 sq mi (76.5 km2)
• Water	1.11 sq mi (2.9 km2) 3.62%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	150
• Density	5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62280, 62907, 62950
FIPS code	17-077-19148

Last updated April 10, 2020

Degognia Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 153 and it contained 73 housing units.^[2] The township derives its name from Degognia Creek.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.64 square miles (79.4 km²), of which 29.53 square miles (76.5 km²) (or 96.38%) is land and 1.11 square miles (2.9 km²) (or 3.62%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Buchanan, Houge and Isom.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Airports and landing strips

Reeds Creek Landing Airport

Rivers

Mississippi River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	150	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Trico Community Unit School District 176

Political districts

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

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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.
↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
↑ "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.

[3] Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Murphysboro
Cities	Ava Carbondale Grand Tower Murphysboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Jackson County
Villages	Campbell Hill De Soto Dowell Elkville Gorham Makanda Vergennes
Townships	Bradley Carbondale Degognia DeSoto Elk Fountain Bluff Grand Tower Kinkaid Levan Makanda Murphysboro Ora Pomona Sand Ridge Somerset Vergennes
CDP	Harrison
Other unincorporated communities	Boskydell Cora Crain Degognia Dry Hill Etherton Glenn Grimsby Hallidayboro Howardton Jacob Jones Ridge Mount Carbon Neunert Oraville Pomona Raddle Reeds Station Sand Ridge Sato West Point
Ghost town	Brownsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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