Grand Tower Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Grand Tower Township
Grand Tower Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°38′14″N89°28′24″W / 37.63722°N 89.47333°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	33.42 sq mi (86.6 km2)
• Land	31.56 sq mi (81.7 km2)
• Water	1.86 sq mi (4.8 km2) 5.57%
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	681
• Density	22.4/sq mi (8.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62940, 62942, 62966
FIPS code	17-077-30783

Last updated July 26, 2023

Grand Tower Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 707 and it contained 336 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.42 square miles (86.6 km²), of which 31.56 square miles (81.7 km²) (or 94.43%) is land and 1.86 square miles (4.8 km²) (or 5.57%) is water.^[2]

A small portion of Missouri, known as Grand Tower Island, lies on the Mississippi River's eastern side adjacent to Grand Tower Township. Partially surrounded by an oxbow lake, the island can only be accessed by water or by a road that begins and ends in Illinois.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Grand Tower

Unincorporated towns

Howardton at 37°37′45″N89°27′52″W / 37.629217°N 89.464539°W / 37.629217; -89.464539

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Goodbread, Henson, Hudson and Walker Hill.

Major highways

Illinois Route 3

Rivers

Mississippi River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	681	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

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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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ DeLorme. Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2010, 88. ISBN 978-0-89933-321-2.
↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[3] DeLorme. Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2010, 88. ISBN 978-0-89933-321-2.

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

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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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