Fountain Bluff Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Fountain Bluff Township
Fountain Bluff Township
	Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°44′41″N89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W Coordinates: 37°44′41″N89°32′10″W / 37.74472°N 89.53611°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	31.13 sq mi (80.6 km2)
• Land	29.95 sq mi (77.6 km2)
• Water	1.18 sq mi (3.1 km2) 3.79%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	203
• Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62907, 62940, 62942, 62950
FIPS code	17-077-27260

Last updated April 10, 2020

Fountain Bluff Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 208 and it contained 110 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.13 square miles (80.6 km²), of which 29.95 square miles (77.6 km²) (or 96.21%) is land and 1.18 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 3.79%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Kinkaid Township (north)
Levan Township (northeast)
Sand Ridge Township (east)
Grand Tower Township (southeast)
Degognia Township (northwest)
Gorham

Cemeteries

The township contains Neunert Cemetery. Goodbread Cemetery. Boone Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	203	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
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.
↑ "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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