DeSoto Township, Jackson County, Illinois

De Soto Township
De Soto Township
Township
	Location in Jackson County
	Jackson County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°49′07″N89°12′50″W / 37.81861°N 89.21389°W Coordinates: 37°49′07″N89°12′50″W / 37.81861°N 89.21389°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Established	November 4, 1884
Area
• Total	37.94 sq mi (98.3 km2)
• Land	36.79 sq mi (95.3 km2)
• Water	1.15 sq mi (3.0 km2) 3.03%
Elevation	390 ft (119 m)
Population (2010)
• Estimate (2016)	2,333
• Density	64.9/sq mi (25.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62901, 62924, 62932, 62966
FIPS code	17-077-19629

Last updated September 07, 2022

De Soto Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,388 and it contained 1,060 housing units.^[2]

History

De Soto Township is named for Hernando de Soto, the discoverer of the Mississippi River.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.94 square miles (98.3 km²), of which 36.79 square miles (95.3 km²) (or 96.97%) is land and 1.15 square miles (3.0 km²) (or 3.03%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

De Soto

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Elk Township (north)
Six Mile Township, Franklin County (northeast)
Carbondale Township (south)
Murphysboro Township (southwest)
Somerset Township (west)
Vergennes Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Beasley, Central-Crews, De Soto, Howard and Indian Hill.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Southern Illinois Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	2,333	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Elverado Community Unit School District 196
Herrin Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Illinois's 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.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 105.
↑ "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.

[3] Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 105.

[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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