Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Jamaica Township
Jamaica Township
	Township
	Location in Vermilion County
	Coordinates: 39°58′47″N87°48′26″W / 39.97972°N 87.80722°W Coordinates: 39°58′47″N87°48′26″W / 39.97972°N 87.80722°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1899
Area
• Total	31.32 sq mi (81.1 km2)
• Land	31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.77%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016) [1]	195
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-183-38180

Last updated April 10, 2020

Jamaica Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 202 and it contained 87 housing units.^[2]

History

Jamaica Township was created from portions of Catlin, Sidell, Carroll, and Vance Townships. The petition was filed in 1897, but the township wasn't approved until 1899 after a lengthy court battle, partly due to the excellent farmland in the area. The township was originally called Kingsley after a local chapel. Rob Weller lived there for 20 years.^[3] Later, local W. T. Baird suggested changing the name for Jamaica, Queens, a borough of New York City, which was named for a northeastern Algonquin Indian tribe.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.32 square miles (81.1 km²), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km²) (or 99.23%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (or 0.77%) is water.^[2] The stream of Jordan Creek runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Jamaica

Adjacent townships

Catlin Township (northeast)
Carroll Township (southeast)
Sidell Township (southwest)
Vance Township (northwest)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
Est. 2016	195	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Related Research Articles

Vermilion County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 81,625, a decrease of 2.7% in 2000. It contains 21 incorporated settlements; the county seat and largest city is Danville.

Allerton is a village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. A small portion of the village extends into Champaign County. The population was 291 at the 2010 census.

Catlin is a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,040 at the 2010 census, and 1,952 in 2018. Catlin is the hometown of Illinois State Representative Chad Hays, who represents the 104th Representative District of Illinois.

Fairmount is a village in Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 642 at the 2010 census.

Sidell is a village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 617 at the 2010 census.

Blount Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.

Carroll Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 612 and it contained 263 housing units.

Catlin Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,300 and it contained 1,342 housing units.

Danville Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 32,113 and it contained 13,913 housing units. Danville Area Community College and the Illinois Department Of Corrections Danville Correctional Facility are in this township.

Elwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,647 and it contained 718 housing units.

Georgetown Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,901 and it contained 3,573 housing units.

Love Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 257 and it contained 105 housing units.

McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 807 and it contained 344 housing units. Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.

Middlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,458 and it contained 628 housing units.

Newell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,969 and it contained 6,768 housing units.

Oakwood Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,507 and it contained 1,518 housing units.

Pilot Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 587 and it contained 257 housing units.

Sidell Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,073 and it contained 445 housing units.

Vance Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,057 and it contained 457 housing units.

Sidney Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,733 and it contained 715 housing units.

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.
↑ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 22.
↑ Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.
↑ "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.

[Stapp-3] Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 22.

[4] Callary, Edmund (2009). Place Names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8.

[DecennialCensus-5] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Danville
Cities	Danville Georgetown Hoopeston	Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County
Villages	Allerton‡ Alvan Belgium Bismarck Catlin Fairmount Fithian Henning Indianola Muncie Oakwood Potomac Rankin Ridge Farm Rossville Sidell Tilton Westville
Townships	Blount Butler Carroll Catlin Danville Elwood Georgetown Grant Jamaica Love McKendree Middlefork Newell Oakwood Pilot Ross Sidell South Ross Vance
CDP	Olivet
Other unincorporated communities	Armstrong Batestown Cheneyville Collison East Lynn Hartshorn Hegeler Hillery Hope Illiana‡ Jamaica Jamesburg Midway Newtown Ryan Unionville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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