Elk Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Elk Township
Elk Township
	Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°54′11″N89°12′19″W / 37.90306°N 89.20528°W Coordinates: 37°54′11″N89°12′19″W / 37.90306°N 89.20528°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.26 sq mi (96.5 km2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (93 km2)
• Water	1.46 sq mi (3.8 km2) 3.92%
Elevation	367 ft (112 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	1,838
• Density	53.3/sq mi (20.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62832, 62924, 62927, 62932, 62994
FIPS code	17-077-23217

Last updated April 10, 2020

Elk Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,907 and it contained 873 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.26 square miles (96.5 km²), of which 35.8 square miles (93 km²) (or 96.08%) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.8 km²) (or 3.92%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

Hallidayboro at 37°53′20″N89°14′13″W / 37.888939°N 89.237028°W / 37.888939; -89.237028

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

Adjacent townships

Tyrone Township, Franklin County (northeast)
Six Mile Township, Franklin County (east)
De Soto Township (south)
Somerset Township (southwest)
Vergennes Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Davis, Davis Number 1, Dutch Hill, Elkville, Gill, Greer, Rees and Russian Orthodox.

Major highways

U.S. Route 51

Lakes

Campbell Lake
Fox Lake
Snider Lake

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	1,838	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300
Elverado Community Unit School District 196

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.
↑ "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 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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