Somerset Township, Jackson County, Illinois

Somerset Township
Somerset Township
Township
	The township's historic grange hall
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°48′35″N89°19′23″W / 37.80972°N 89.32306°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.63 sq mi (97.5 km2)
• Land	37.14 sq mi (96.2 km2)
• Water	0.49 sq mi (1.3 km2) 1.30%
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,934
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62924, 62932, 62966, 62994
FIPS code	17-077-70408

Last updated January 28, 2025

Somerset Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,934 and it contained 1,861 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Somerset Township has a total area of 37.63 square miles (97.46 km²), of which 37.14 square miles (96.19 km²) (or 98.70%) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.27 km²) (or 1.30%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Murphysboro (north quarter)

Unincorporated towns

Harrison at 37°47′48″N89°20′13″W / 37.796718°N 89.337033°W / 37.796718; -89.337033

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Boucher, Lutheran, Ripley and Zion.

Major highways

Landmarks

Lake Murphysboro State Park (east quarter)

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 3,934 people, 1,719 households, and 1,061 families residing in the township. The population density was 104.56 inhabitants per square mile (40.37/km²). There were 1,861 housing units at an average density of 49.46 per square mile (19.10/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.65% White, 6.69% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races, and 4.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.90% of the population.

There were 1,719 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.26% were married couples living together, 17.63% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 38.28% were non-families. 32.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

The township's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $56,725, and the median income for a family was $76,991. Males had a median income of $41,029 versus $32,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $36,768. About 6.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	4,152	—
2010	4,205	1.3%
2020	3,934	−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Elverado Community Unit School District 196
Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186

Political districts

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

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "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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